Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

Showing Original Post only (View all)

True Dough

(23,780 posts)
Sat Mar 1, 2025, 09:55 AM Mar 2025

What's the most intelligent thing your pet has ever done? [View all]

Saw the post below, figured we could give it a try here.

Not necessarily intelligent, but remarkable, one time my wife and I owned a German shepherd. We would take her to a trail system a couple of miles from our house and she was able to be off-leash there. Sometimes when she ran too far ahead, we would duck for cover behind trees or bushes. Then she'd have to come back and search for us.

I did this one day while my wife chose to stay at home. I hid so well that Shiloh, our dog, couldn't find me. Instead, she decided to run all the way home (not recommended because she had to cross a busy road to get there).

Anyway, my wife heard scratching at the door. She opened it and saw our dog but no me. She immediately had a panic attack, thinking I must have dropped along the trail system.

Meanwhile, I'd spent about 45 minutes looking for Shiloh and calling her name, not knowing she ran home. My wife showed up with the dog awhile later and we were all happily reunited. But the games of "hide and seek" stopped after that.



42 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
My cat basically knocks at the front door when she's ready to come in......... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #1
The most intelligent thing my cat has ever done is take up residence on my back deck. Until I relented and let him come Walleye Mar 2025 #2
My cat Orange once got stuck high up in a tree - had the fire dept. come to get him down after about Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2025 #3
When I born my parents had a German Shepherd Niagara Mar 2025 #4
Did you get to enjoy some years as a toddler with that dog? True Dough Mar 2025 #5
Unfortunately I don't remember him as a toddler Niagara Mar 2025 #6
Sorry to hear that, Niagara True Dough Mar 2025 #7
Ran away! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2025 #8
I guess True Dough Mar 2025 #9
😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2025 #10
That's because you're missing a sock Niagara Mar 2025 #11
😬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2025 #17
The next day after I adopted my 6 mo old Aussie/B. collie she barreled past me when she saw one of the hlthe2b Mar 2025 #12
Our Zee, a female Russian Blue some_of_us_are_sane Mar 2025 #13
The most intelligent dogs we've had have been thieves and escape artists. hunter Mar 2025 #14
2 Cases. Dorothy V Mar 2025 #15
My Siamese cat Yum Yum. catbyte Mar 2025 #16
catbyte... Niagara Mar 2025 #19
She was a once-in-a-lifetime cat catbyte Mar 2025 #30
Thank you for sharing your enjoyable memories about Yum Yum Niagara Mar 2025 #34
I had a cat named Yum Yum too! womanofthehills Mar 2025 #23
My parents' calico cat used to walk... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2025 #18
So many good stories! Marthe48 Mar 2025 #20
They sound like a great tandem, Marthe True Dough Mar 2025 #21
They were Marthe48 Mar 2025 #22
I'm sure that's true for a lot of pet owners True Dough Mar 2025 #24
Nefarious veterinarians! Marthe48 Mar 2025 #25
Yes, it would be! True Dough Mar 2025 #27
lol Marthe48 Mar 2025 #28
our dog briefly terrified a dog sitter DBoon Mar 2025 #26
Just big enough for plumbers to work if lying down. True Dough Mar 2025 #31
My Abyssinian cat Lizzie fetches. bif Mar 2025 #29
My beloved Borzoi, Jazzy, was a vegetable critic Bayard Mar 2025 #32
Ha! But you know what, Bayard? True Dough Mar 2025 #33
Six years before I lost her to cancer Bayard Mar 2025 #39
My first dog... GardenGnome Mar 2025 #35
I have witnessed similar behavior in a few dogs in our neighborhood True Dough Mar 2025 #36
Who would have thought that animals would con each other GardenGnome Mar 2025 #37
When Fleasle was a Codifer Mar 2025 #38
Curious True Dough Mar 2025 #40
Her full name is Fiona. Codifer Mar 2025 #41
I'd be willing to bet that's the story of the majority of pets True Dough Mar 2025 #42
Latest Discussions»The DU Lounge»What's the most intellige...