Posted on 09/05/2025 8:21:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
his is the hilarious moment that a dog owner tries to outsmart his German Shepherd while offering her a treat, but it backfires as the smart girl works it out.
Our pets deserve a treat every now and then – especially as a reward for good behaviour. And recently, one dog parent decided to make her German Sherpherd earn their treat.
He thought it would take a while for the pooch to figure things out – but it quickly backfired when the clever girl managed to figure it out in seconds. So it was actually the owner who ended up learning a lesson!
The master of the household, William, shared a video on TikTok that captured the sweet moment. He was enjoying snacking on popcorn when his German Shepherd came over, sniffing to see if she could get some for herself. How dare William snack and not offer her any?
Unable to resist her cute face, William placed a piece of popcorn in his hand. He held it out for her, but kept it under the glass table in front of him.
Wiliam thought he would outsmart her, but she immediately figured it out. In his viral video, he said: "I thought I outsmarted a German Sheperd."
The smart pooch put her paw on William's hand to pull it down – and she quickly grabbed the treat. The owner joked: "She solved it way before I could have."
People rushed to comment on the hilarious clip – and agreed that the German Shepherd is super smart.
One laughed: "She is like 'nice try!'". Another said: "Paw skills on point." And a third added: "It's a German Shepherd! They are clever. That's why they make great police dogs."
A fourth agreed: "Very intelligent animals." Meanwhile, another pointed out: "There's a reason they're like top 5 smartest."
Speaking about the characteristics of this dog breed, the American Kennel Club said: "The German Shepherd is a highly intelligent breed that was originally bred for herding sheep.ogs make great family pets if you have the time to invest in them."
Speaking of intelligent dog breeds, a vet has shared three breeds she insists are easy to train. You might not expect the ones she recommends to others looking to adopt.
With this being said, here is one drawback that makes smart dogs harder to train.
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My dog would distract me and then go pop the cork on a bottle of 17-year-old whiskey. And wouldn’t even share.
To save folks having to click and then click and then search the second story:
Easy - Spaniels, Poodles, and Border Collies
Difficult - Beagles, Huskies, and Dachshunds
Scotch Terrier?
I had a male mini-Dachshund that learned 17 tricks reliably. Superb as a retriever!
I had a solid glass dining room table and it was a real pain as my German Shepherd would lick the underside of the table if food she liked, such as dinner rolls, were on the table.
The only way to clean it was for two people to lift the glass off the stand.
Dogs- The bigger they are the worse they smell.
My old fishing buddy had a black lab. He went fishing with us all the time. My buddy would tell the lab to get us a beer out of the cooler. Lab went to cooler, lifted lid and brought us a beer. One at a time tho. He wasn’t that good. 😎 Damn miss that dog.
HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF LARGE DOGS AMONG THE 17 +++ DOGS SINCE 1966.
CURRENT DOG IS ROTT MIX FROM THE POUND. VERY SMART & A GOOD GUARD DOG.
NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM.
Yeah, yeah, we all know that is just the story you gave your wife on “Where the ‘Ell did all the whiskey go?”
You blamed yer dog. Shame on you.
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