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BaronessBL Jul 2018 4:45pm, 9 Jul 2018 7,259 posts	0 BaronessBL Wanda bows to Jet's superior ability
D2 Jul 2018 4:53pm, 9 Jul 2018 10,796 posts	0 D2 Its a breed thing I think BBL, Indi is not that bothered about food which is good from a stealing perspective but less helpful for training treats!
Sharkie Jul 2018 5:02pm, 9 Jul 2018 13,482 posts	0 Sharkie It definitely is - but I hadn't realised until our thread that Spaniels and Staffies are as bad as Labs! Do you think Shepherds are in the minority? I don't imagine Collies as food thieves somehow. Too busy either plotting world domination or being inappropriately neurotic.
BaronessBL Jul 2018 5:06pm, 9 Jul 2018 7,260 posts	0 BaronessBL I think there is definitely a scavenger gene in most terriers - Staffordshires included! Wanda's friend Teazle has visited again today. Wanda (given that she'd had a bit of tummy ache and no breakfast) wasn't really in the mood to play very much so lay in the garden on her towel while Teazle brought all Wanda's tuggers and tennis balls outside in the hope that one of them would tempt her!
Helegant Jul 2018 5:39pm, 9 Jul 2018 5,543 posts	0 Helegant Actually, I suspect Jet may be a bit is hungry between meals. Now he's lost his winter coat he's looking a bit thin, which usually happens at this time of year. I remember a couple of years ago the dog show judge saying Jet was underweight (the vet disagreed). He seems to use more calories in summer so I'm giving slightly more rations. The little scavenger has just picked and eaten a baby apple from one of the trees in the garden - it's not even ripe!
SarahWoo Jul 2018 8:02pm, 9 Jul 2018 8,340 posts	0 SarahWoo George is an excellent scavenger and very food-driven. We had a BBQ recently and the 4 smallest attendees sat on a blanket to eat their food. George dutifully left them alone to eat but as soon as they vacated the blanket, he moved in to clear up. Just as I shouted at him to leave it, he snatched the end of a French stick and promptly went and buried it in the border (so I wouldn't be able to take it off him, presumably!). I haven't seen him dig it up yet
FergusG Jul 2018 8:13pm, 9 Jul 2018 2,650 posts	0 FergusG Steal doesn’t scavenge - she just stares and drools.
FergusG Jul 2018 8:14pm, 9 Jul 2018 2,651 posts	0 FergusG ^Stella, not ‘steal’.
ThorntonRunner Jul 2018 8:23pm, 9 Jul 2018 1,743 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Frankie's taken a liking to our raspberries:
Mazlin Jul 2018 9:39pm, 9 Jul 2018 5,178 posts	0 Mazlin There's a tiny Working Cocker at our scent class who is a really talented treat scavenger - she's so quick and wriggly and bouncy. Her owner says Spaniels have 'pocket-shaped noses' Rory's a real scavenger out on walks, not so bad at home (although I do give him tiny bits of 'people food' for not bothering me when I'm cooking or eating, so he's probably learnt that he just has to wait, and it will come to him!)