Also, You may think that they forget about their bones or even treats, but, if the dog remains well fed, or doesn't get hungry easily, he/she will not need to recover the bone. The same goes with treats, except the treat will decompose and the dog will not recover it because it is no longer fit for nutrition. Dogs have very keen senses and can tell when food is spoiled. But sometimes if they are hungry enough, they will eat it.
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It is a completely natural habit that all dogs do to hide their bones then find them next time by following the scents with their extraordinary sense if smell. They also do it to try preventing people/animals from finding it.
When a dog buries a bone or anything else he is fond of, it goes back to his wolf ancestors. In the wild when a wolf finished a meal but there were leftovers he would bury it to keep others from eating his kill.
Actually not all dogs do that but if they do it means they are done with the bone and want it later. In other words they're just trying to protect there snack for later. They will do this to toys and food too though.
dogs can bury anything. Toys, food, even some of your stuff.
Dogs bury their bones because they are relating to an instinct to protect their valuables, in this case, food.
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because they save it to make sure they don't lose it or it doesn't get stolen, kinda like when squirrels gather nuts.
Dogs do many things with the bones that you give them, it just depends what they like to do. Many dogs will bury their bones in your yard. My dogs will chew on the bones until the disappear, especially raw-hides.A dog gnaws on a bone. Bones help the dog's teeth not grow so fast. In other words, it makes a dogs teeth shorter. Another thing is that dogs chew on a bone because they still scent the smell of what was on the bone before it was bare. If they like the scent, they chew away! Giving a dog a bone is good because if they crack it open, they can eat all the kinds of nutrients in side. There are MANY things a dog can do with a bone!!
They will bury the body tomorrow. Dogs like to bury their food for later.
duh it is shoe
i bury my dog bones =(
dogs like bones to suck on.
Like wolves, They're storing it. They don't want anyone to steal it so they 'hide' it by burying it. This is more common in homes with multiple dogs. Some breeds of dogs are more likely to do this.
they look just like human bones but smaller