This is a half cattle dog and she wants to bury the food for later. If she was outside, she'd be nudging dirt on top of the food with her nose....common behaviour for cattle dogs :)) Mine does it all the time.
So glad to see someone else's heeler do this. My dog does it all the time. She does not like metal bowls either. Eats off a plate cuz she thinks she's human and will not eat canned food unless spooned to her. Eats kibble from bowl but anything else, gotta be off silverware. If I could only get her to use the toilet!
I have an ACD now and she does the same thing. If her food is outside, she will do the same motion at times and cover her food so she can come back for it later. It is a instinctual thing when they arn't hungry to "hide" the meal for later.
She sure is pretty! I agree that she is probably 'burying' it. Perhaps to save it for later, or to protect it from another pet. We give our dogs a reasonable amount of time and then up go the bowls, whether they're done or not. I'd bet that if you picked up her bowl after she looked like she was done that she wouldn't do that. It looks to me like she's asking for just that. Sweet girl.
She is showing the behavior to bury her food, a somewhat common thing among dogs of any breed. If she were outside and her food were not in a dish she would be pushing dirt, leaves or whatever to cover it to save it for later.
seems to be an australian cattle dog mix, maybe with a border collie. Both breeds are workoholics, do you do dogsports with her? maybe she's just bored - dog like her need a lot of work.
Haha my schnauzer does this!
cosmomatic100 2 weeks ago
He likes fast food! :D
BW23WB 3 weeks ago
Beautiful dog. She looks to be more border collie or Aussie than heeler. But really, gorgeous!
ranchycowgirl88 4 weeks ago
@oPLANBo Right on.
vvikramraj 3 months ago
Eat,Spot..
cosmicdingo 5 months ago
It seems to me that she is border collie cross blue heeler. my aunty has a kelpie cross border collie that has that same shortened mane.
roguesentinel 7 months ago
Border collies does it too !
thedistortedguitar1 8 months ago
Ha my Cattle dog does the same thing sometimes!!!
Hauryj22 9 months ago
Part Aussie shepherd perhaps?
RasputinJones 10 months ago
i have 2 ACD's... smartest dogs i have ever had. i dont want any other breed for the rest of my life. amazing dogs.
atv360k 11 months ago
my blue heeler does that too!
cocobobolove 1 year ago
we think he's scooping invisible dirt on the food to bury it for later, if you think this is so, thumbs up!
streetcornerjames 1 year ago 2
2 cute! I wondered why pickles, my blue heeler, buried a stuffed chipmunk today...she did the exact thing this dog is doing, buring food for later
AtlantaHospiceRN 1 year ago
heh cute
DominoShadow 1 year ago
Can't wait to get my ACD pup!
TheMinoushi 1 year ago
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thehemulenrules 1 year ago
This is a half cattle dog and she wants to bury the food for later. If she was outside, she'd be nudging dirt on top of the food with her nose....common behaviour for cattle dogs :)) Mine does it all the time.
thehemulenrules 1 year ago
So glad to see someone else's heeler do this. My dog does it all the time. She does not like metal bowls either. Eats off a plate cuz she thinks she's human and will not eat canned food unless spooned to her. Eats kibble from bowl but anything else, gotta be off silverware. If I could only get her to use the toilet!
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ZiptieTheDog 1 year ago
How strange and I just thought my cattle dog was potty when she did this, very funny!
aitch964 1 year ago
I have an ACD now and she does the same thing. If her food is outside, she will do the same motion at times and cover her food so she can come back for it later. It is a instinctual thing when they arn't hungry to "hide" the meal for later.
napalmhope 1 year ago
thats not a pure bred acd it looks half sheep dog
rugbyunion1996 1 year ago
i had a blue heeler,
he used to do this to his food also....not sure y?
TriggermanEst91 2 years ago
No te enojes, solo era una broma. (just Kidding)
garciadeblas 2 years ago
es una mexcla muy rara de ACD, lo mezclaste con un pajaro o que? parece que tiene plumas en las patas...
garciadeblas 2 years ago
yes, she's part exotic bird, for sure. ;) very special.
slryan76 2 years ago
when i give my dog a pig ear or a bone, she will hide it with a sock in the middle of the floor. its so cute
CrewxBot 2 years ago
lol my blue healler does the same thing every feeding
jesseitunes 2 years ago
She sure is pretty! I agree that she is probably 'burying' it. Perhaps to save it for later, or to protect it from another pet. We give our dogs a reasonable amount of time and then up go the bowls, whether they're done or not. I'd bet that if you picked up her bowl after she looked like she was done that she wouldn't do that. It looks to me like she's asking for just that. Sweet girl.
mayrberg 3 years ago
My Cattle Dog does the exact same thing!
Sometimes he pushes the food right out of the bowl.
He hasn't been doing it as much lately. Maybe he's come to reallize that he doesn't have to hide it?
GlowingBentley 3 years ago
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maybe she wants it baked
makaveliforlife 3 years ago
good
jdpn 4 years ago
She is showing the behavior to bury her food, a somewhat common thing among dogs of any breed. If she were outside and her food were not in a dish she would be pushing dirt, leaves or whatever to cover it to save it for later.
AuCaDoMom 4 years ago 2
well.
seems to be an australian cattle dog mix, maybe with a border collie. Both breeds are workoholics, do you do dogsports with her? maybe she's just bored - dog like her need a lot of work.
withthewolves 5 years ago
Ha! That was Great! I added it to my blog (www.dogblog123.blogspot.com)
emilymax 5 years ago
Aw, pretty dog!
PeyoteButton 5 years ago
Maybe she is requesting a change on the menu!
sassilass 5 years ago