Why Do Dogs Bury Bones
Dogs bark, dogs chew and dogs bury bones. Dogs burying bones are often seen in children’s books, in the movies and in animated cartoons. Because of the dogs’ inclination to bury bones; it would be safe to say that all dog owners have seen the pet digging and burying bones.
A dog carrying a bone on its mouth would furtively look around and try to look for the best hiding spot. As soon as the ideal hiding place is found, the dog will dig madly and speedily bury the bone. Do you know why your dog is burying bones Does your pet know why it is hiding the bones? Burying bones is an instinctive behavior thus dog experts believe that man’s best friends don’t really know the reasons why they have this habit.
Scientists have this theory that the inclination to bury bones is an ingrained habit of canines. From the time dogs have existed, they have been burying bones. Although dogs became man’s best friend only for thousands of years; these animals have existed for over a million years. Burying bones have been a very useful habit for primitive dogs that need to survive the harsh life in the wild. Primitive dogs have lived difficult lives in the wild. Dogs in the wild constantly need to be on the lookout for predators and to safeguard their food from other animals that would want to have a share of the prey.
We humans make sure that the pantry is fully stocked. Squirrels work long hours to fill their coffers with acorns and nuts. Ants are acclaimed for being industrious as they make it a point to fill their anthill with food. Dogs too hoard and this is done by burying bones and other foods. In the wild, food is hard to come by. A dog that has been lucky in finding a large prey that cannot be consumed in one sitting would have to hide the food from other animals. The buried food will be unearthed when food is scarce. The dog will unerringly find the buried prey although it is possible that what will remain are the marrow-rich bones.
Modern day dogs no longer need to hunt as food is regularly provided by the owner. Pampered pets don’t have to bury bones for the rainy days but the instinct to hoard remains. This is why dogs will still bury bones. A dog may not dig holes but food will be hidden on its crate or on its bed. Dogs are pampered pets and in the eyes of doting pet parents, the dog can do nothing wrong thus the inclination to dig and to bury bones and other food items will be forgiven even if the dog has destroyed the well manicured lawn.
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