Monday 14 May 2012

Penny learns to dig

Penny's never been a great digger, so it was quite a surprise recently when she started digging a hole at the beach. On that occasion she was with Byron, Cindy's chocolate lab. Penny thinks Byron is the smartest, best leader in the world, so I think she may have decided to copy him.

 Well, during one of our recent walks on The Ninety Mile Beach, she outdid herself, copying Byron's trick of digging a hole to bury a tennis ball (or a stick).

 She dug...




and dug...




and dug...




and dug...




until she was satisfied.


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12 comments:

  1. proud womon14 May 2012 at 15:11

    my what a big hole for such a wee girl!!! glad to see your paw is 'on the improve' Penny...

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  2. parlance14 May 2012 at 15:33

    proud womon, she was also a proud female when she dug it!

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  3. Anonymous14 May 2012 at 16:05

    Last picture is So cute!

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  4. Duke14 May 2012 at 19:35

    Now that's what we call the perfect sized hole! Great job, Penny!

    Love ya lots,
    Mitch and Molly

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  5. Lassiter Chase and Benjamin15 May 2012 at 03:40

    I've heard of digging a little hole in the dirt to make the ground a little cooler to lay down on. Butt that is one huge hole! I bet the ground was freezing cold with a hole that size!!! Good job Penny!

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  6. Kari in Alaska15 May 2012 at 09:11

    I am happy only one of my pups is a digger!

    Stop on by for a visit
    Kari
    http://dogisgodinreverse.com

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  7. Mary15 May 2012 at 16:59

    That must have been some ball she was digging for!

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  8. parlance15 May 2012 at 17:23

    Mary, I think the idea is to bury the ball, then at some stage it flies out of the hole, and then you get it and bury it some more. I'm not sure, though. It's some sort of 'secret dogs' business', passed down from one dog to another.

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  9. parlance15 May 2012 at 17:24

    Kari, here's hoping the digging behaviour only happens at the beach!

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  10. parlance15 May 2012 at 20:52

    Cardells, the whole digging episode was so cute! It was lovely to see a rather serious-minded dog having such a great time.

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  11. parlance15 May 2012 at 20:52

    Mitch and Molly, it was an enormous hole!

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  12. parlance15 May 2012 at 20:53

    Lassie and Benjie, I did wonder if she was digging to find a cooler spot, but on the other hand it was quite a cool day.

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