[Dailydrool] Thinking and plotting

[Ann Hefner via Dailydrool]

I can't say whether any of my 16 prior bassets were 
smarter than others or not, but our newest little girl 
Ella who is a tri-color has definitely come up with 
something none of the others have thought of. I have never 
tried to establish a pecking order or head of the pack. 
When I give treats I randomly give them out, first to a 
different hound each time. They all line up and wait for 
their name to be called and no one tries to get anyone 
else's treat. Ella has figured that once she gets her 
treat, she runs to the back of the line and waits for 
another. I also know she likes to take her big cookies in 
the house to eat them. I always pass those out outside 
when I come home for lunch. Since she likes to take hers 
back in the house to eat, the other day I just gave her 
one inside and then went out with the others and passed 
their cookies out. Well, there was Ella waiting for one. 
She had quickly buried hers in the house and came out to 
get another. After I passed out the other 5 and there were 
no more left she turned and ran back into the house to get 
the one she left behind. I guess you had to be there to 
appreciate how funny she was. But she definitely had a 
plan on both of those occasions.
Ann
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