Our dog is of mixed breed. Short flat coat; about 50 lbs. He likes to arrange his toys along the straight lines found in the patterns our persian rugs.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom the toys are placed with 18″ equidistant spacing. The first few times, I accused my wife of having done it. When mom was away, he lined her side of the bed with a rectangle of toys in the same way.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he knows which toys are squirrels, rabbits, bears, etc. He’ll fetch you a bear if you ask him for one. He also carefully selects one toy each night, always a different one, to take to bed.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom sometimes, he will come to bed having forgotten. He will then perk up when he remembers and go upstairs to find the toy of his choice. He also self-trained himself on being housebroken, not pulling on a leash, not needing a leash at all, not damaging anything when left alone in the house even as a puppy.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom lastly, he is easy to teach new words AND he will teach himself new words from listening to our conversations. He will then shock you by displaying the correct response when the word is used even if he is not being addressed directly.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom

Hello, I have been trying to figure all this out. About six or seven months ago I noticed something strange about my sweet dog. She was taken her toys and making patterns .Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I always have a feeling she is trying to tell me or show me something. These patterns are different not the I’m playing type they are lined in a special way.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom when she is done with her pattern she lays on her pillow and looks at them . I have ask my husband to take pictures of her work because I strongly feel there is something to all this at first he thought I was being foolish, but as it goes on his mind is changed.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom she isn’t in a sad ,or mad ,or over happy mood when this is gone. My sweet dog is a

Maltese : female name : miss bella age: 11 years old oh and lately she will let us take her picture where in the past she didn’t want her picture taken .Cognitive learning theory in the classroom miss bella does this with her toys 3 to 5 times a week . I really think there is something to this and I’m glad others are having this experience too.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom anything that is found out about this I would like to know. I have started a book on her patterns and I will keep it up as long as miss bella does it.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom thank you carol

I’m so happy that I found this article. My husky lab mix, marley, has been doing this same thing with her stuffed animals as well, and most of her life.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom for example, just this morning when I woke up I found that she laid 8 stuffed animals in a half circle, alternating position, butt to head, head to butt, butt to head; with two pink dragons on each endif the half circle.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom she then placed one animal outside the circle , mid way facing the others in the half circle and one animal behind the half circle (mid way.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom this amazes me each time she does this, it happens quite often. I

Marley has been arranging her toys most of her 6 years; I’m thinking it began when she was about 3 months old.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I’ve had marley since she was 4 weeks old. She has done so many different compositions, each amazing to look at. I’m convinced she is trying to communicate something and I wish I understood what it is.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I never thought about video taping marley. I believe I’ll look into it then I can share the video with anyone interested in seeing it.

Our 4 year old male cockapoo (sparky) has a metal toy bucket, but he really does not like to put his head inside due to his neck touching the rim.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom typically we dump it out or pull one out for him. In his bucket are all sorts of colored toys with a variety of textures. He loves them all!Cognitive learning theory in the classroom but twice now, he took everything out, in order and when I say in order, both times sparky made a rainbow! My daughter watched part of this and said sparky was very methodical, pulled each toy out and found a specific place for it on the wood floor in our kitchen.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom the first time he did this, he made an arch shape! My daughter was amazed and recited the order of the colors..Right down to blue and then purple!Cognitive learning theory in the classroom another day, he took the same bucket of his toys, and was playing more quietly in the same spot. We looked over and he had made a LINE of the rainbow colors, all equally spaced!Cognitive learning theory in the classroom the last two toys had the most texture and were multicolored so did not fit in the rainbow order. We feel this is amazing and want to try to catch sparky on video.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he seems methodical the way he eats at times, an example would be banging the crate door twice before eating. He does not “like” things moved in his area, almost like OCD behavior.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom we think he was from a puppy mill as we rescued him and never saw his parents at the “farm”, just a bunch of puppies and other animals running around.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom we look forward to sparky’s new creations soon!

I have 2 female chihuahuas, 1 is 9 yrs old from a puppy mill & the other is 5 directly from a breeder.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom the oldest has been arranging her toys since she was a baby. Everytime I mention it to anyone, they look @ me like I’m a nutcase or just flat out don’t believe me.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom each toy is equally apart in length & generally upside down. Most of the time the pattern is a straight line or semi-circle. I never see this being done, but when I discover it, she looks up @ me & seems very pleased about and/or protective.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom if I try to remove them, she gets very upset & becomes agitated. She stopped doing it for awhile, but the other day, she started it again.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom this time she made a line from my bedroom to my daughter’s room. As for the five year old, she has imitated this behavior, (I think) and brings the toys up to my bed.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom they are put where she usually sleeps w/me. The other day I found one in my bed, face up, head on the pillow, with covers pulled up to its chin, just like a child would be tucked in at night.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I left it that way for a few days & noticed she came back several times to poke it with her nose & left it there. I removed it eventually & she just found another place to put it.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I must add both chihuahuas were “fixed” @ a very early age & they both love my daughter & myself equally. We’re an all female household. 🙂

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Donnie is AWESOME! We have 6-7 rescue chesapeake bay retreivers at any one time. Their stories are all different, as are their personalities & intelligence levels.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom ours run the gamut from dumb as dirt to einstein dogs. My dumbest has been unable to learn to come, but he’s very very, cute, useless, but CUTE.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom then there’s earl. Earl has unbelievable cognitive abilities. He problem solves and understands a huge vocabulary. He’s had no formal training yet he’s as much of a service dog as any formally trained.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he knows all the names of his toys and which are the newest. He takes extremely good care of his things and appreciates everything you give him.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he just loves to be challenged by learning new things. My guess is that although he has no concept of time (everything in the dog world is now), he has an intelligence level similar to a pre-schooler.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom PLEASE, rescue a shelter dog if you can and consider two if possible. They are pack animals and social, they enjoy company and will keep each other company.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom they are WAY smarter than we think. DOGS RULE!

I have a four year old male boxer dog that has begun to arrange his toys and also gathers things from the household, socks, bathrobe ties, neckties, his chewy bones and makes arrangements in the dining room on a large rug that is just open space with no furniture on it.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom like a blank canvas! He will not arrange if anyone is in the room or watching him. He changes the arrangements multiple times and when he is finished with one, he comes into the family room where I am for long periods of time due to a back injury.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he levels a stare on me and makes low toned whinning tones (and he is very focused on me) I have begun to stand up and say “ok, show me” he then runs into the dining room and waits for me.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom when I get to the dining room, sure enough, there is a new design. He’s done geometric shapes, straight lines with evenly spaced items, circles, semi-circles, but does not place anything in the middle of the circles or semi-circles as I have read here that some other dogs are doing.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I act suprised and say things like “oh, how beautiful” or “what a good job”! He starts jumping up and down and barks while I am praising him….He is delighted and excited that I came to see his work and liked it!Cognitive learning theory in the classroom this can go on for a long time. We plan to get a camera that can video tape this activity, motion activated if I can afford that. He also places items in sets of threes at the end of a linear design but never in random places, always at the end.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I would like to know who to forward a copy of the video to and also will I get any feedback from the person receiving the tape? This just came to my attention recently, my dog has been coming in my room and staring at me and whimpering for a couple of weeks and I just did not know what he wanted, he did not give up on me and was delighted when I finally noticed.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I also have a one year old male boxer (cubby) who alway’s follows us into the dining room, but does not change or take things that are incorporated into the design or pattern.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he is not involved in this behavior but seems to get a kick out of watching the older boxer (skip)in his joyful reaction when we come in to “see”.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I will forward video after I receive the address and the name of the person who I should “attention” it to..Thanks

I have a 10-year-old lhasa apso that I got when he was 1 year old as a second chance rescue.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he was very sickly for a long time. He has always loved his stuffed squirrels and his toys were in as good a shape years later as when purchased new.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he loved making them squeak. The first time I saw him arrange them I was working at the computer. I turned around and he had lined them up all facing the same way, equi-distant from each other.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom it startled me. I told my grown daughter who laughed and thought I was nuts. One time she was visiting and we were laying on my bed watching a movie.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom chucky had been busily going in and out of the room. When I leaned over the end of the bed he had been bringing in every squirrel of every size and they were all lined up the same way – and so was he!Cognitive learning theory in the classroom napping along with them. I believe he was taken from his litter too soon and these were his littermates – when I first got him he would try to nurse and would burrow under my stomach if I lay on my side.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom he still sleeps up against either my back or stomach. A year after I got him, we got a second lhasa rescue – whose never been much of a player with toys.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom however, three years ago I got a third who in one day “killed” every stuffed toy’s squeaker. Chucky was horrified when his squirrels no longer squeaked and almost seem to mourn their “death.” he walked away from the killed stuffed toys and that was the last time he played with them.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom I think they were his surrogate puppies.

We recently acquired a maltipoo who we named “penny” from the animal shelter. We took her to the vet who guessed her age at about 1 – 1/12 years.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom about a month ago she started arranging her “puppies” in 5 foot circles, usually 6 puppies in a circle and one in the center. She is also making V patterns, half circles and diamond patterns, most always with something in the center.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom then she moved on to making a straight lines, about 10′ long with a short cross. Last week she made a complex V pattern which has 3 puppies arranged nose to nose in the center of the triangle.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom then, at one point of the triangle she put 3 puppies bottom to bottom. On another point there was 2 more objects touching at a 45 degree angle.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom she also brought out her dress to make another point plus a puppy to complete the triangle shape with 4 points. When she creates these patterns she usually arranges her puppies face up OR face down but usually doesn’t mix, up and down together.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom we have taken pictures of her creations but since she only does it when we are not in the room, tomorrow we are going to set up a camera to record her making these, sometimes, complex arrangements.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom at first we thought it was a random coincidence but now she is making one every other day and they are very distinct patterns which leave no doubt that she is creating them on purpose, for what I have no idea.Cognitive learning theory in the classroom