{"id":159693,"date":"2022-07-14T12:22:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T06:45:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T06:45:30","slug":"do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"Do dogs remember where they bury their treats?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/#Do_dogs_remember_where_they_bury_their_treats\" title=\"Do dogs remember where they bury their treats?\">Do dogs remember where they bury their treats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/#Why_do_dogs_hide_food_and_treats\" title=\"Why do dogs hide food and treats?\">Why do dogs hide food and treats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/#Do_dogs_remember_where_they_hide_treats\" title=\"Do dogs remember where they hide treats?\">Do dogs remember where they hide treats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/#Should_I_let_my_dog_bury_treats\" title=\"Should I let my dog bury treats?\">Should I let my dog bury treats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/#Why_do_dogs_sometimes_bury_their_treats\" title=\"Why do dogs sometimes bury their treats?\">Why do dogs sometimes bury their treats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/#Why_do_dogs_feel_the_need_to_bury_things\" title=\"Why do dogs feel the need to bury things?\">Why do dogs feel the need to bury things?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_dogs_remember_where_they_bury_their_treats\"><\/span>Do dogs remember where they bury their treats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs have both spatial and associative memory, and they come in handy when they&#8217;re tracking down bones that they buried. <b>Spatial memory enables them to remember exactly where they buried a bone, and associative memory helps jog their memory in case they forget some of the finer details.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_dogs_hide_food_and_treats\"><\/span>Why do dogs hide food and treats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174867\" src=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-do-dogs-hide-food-and-treats.webp\" alt=\"Why do dogs hide food and treats?\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-do-dogs-hide-food-and-treats.webp 600w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-do-dogs-hide-food-and-treats-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hiding food is <b>your dog&#8217;s instinctive way of making sure she has a meal waiting should she become hungry. This is also why a dog hides treats instead of eating them she&#8217;s saving them for later, or making sure another pet in the house doesn&#8217;t get them.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_dogs_remember_where_they_hide_treats\"><\/span>Do dogs remember where they hide treats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Do Dogs Remember Where They Bury Their Bones? <b>Absolutely! It wouldn&#8217;t do a wild dog any good to bury a bone or carcass and forget where they buried it. Just like their instincts drive their desire to bury bones in the first place, it also helps them remember where they buried them after the fact.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_let_my_dog_bury_treats\"><\/span>Should I let my dog bury treats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;re giving them too much If you&#8217;re overly generous with your pooch in terms of toys or treats, <b>burying them is a way for them to say Cool!<\/b><b>I&#8217;ll save this. Sometimes they may even want to bury items because they&#8217;re too good for them to eat all at once they want to save them so they can enjoy them again later.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_dogs_sometimes_bury_their_treats\"><\/span>Why do dogs sometimes bury their treats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When dogs in the wild caught prey to eat, they would bury the leftovers in the ground <b>to come back to at a later time. This ensured that they would always have food to eat, even after unsuccessful hunts, and also ensured that other predators would not be able to find and steal the buried food.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BbyZxV1Qj3M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_dogs_feel_the_need_to_bury_things\"><\/span>Why do dogs feel the need to bury things?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs may bury anything they consider valuable, which does not just include food. This is due to <b>their natural instinct to keep valuable things safe and protected<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related posts :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-legal-to-bury-a-dog-in-the-uk\/\">Is it legal to bury a dog in the UK?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-do-cats-bury-their-poop-and-dogs-don-t\/\">Why do cats bury their poop and dogs don t?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-treats\/\">Do dogs remember where they bury their treats?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/do-dogs-remember-where-they-bury-their-bones\/\">Do dogs remember where they bury their bones?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-bury-her-face-in-blankets\/\">Why does my dog bury her face in blankets?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-best-thing-to-bury-your-dog-in\/\">What is the best thing to bury your dog in?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-i-bury-my-dog-in-my-backyard-in-minnesota\/\">Can I bury my dog in my backyard in Minnesota?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-i-bury-my-dog-in-my-backyard-in-miami-dade-county\/\">Can I bury my dog in my backyard in Miami-Dade County?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-does-my-dog-try-to-bury-his-bone-in-the-house\/\">Why does my dog try to bury his bone in the house?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-deep-should-you-bury-your-pet-dog\/\">How deep should you bury your pet dog?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Do dogs remember where they bury their treats?Why do dogs hide food and treats?Do dogs remember where they hide treats?Should I let my dog bury treats?Why do dogs sometimes bury their treats?Why do dogs feel the need to bury things? Do dogs remember where they bury their treats? 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