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Man Tries to Outsmart German Shepherd But it Goes Hilariously Wrong
Express ^ | Lucy Marshall

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.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogs; germanshepherd; isthisfacebook

1 posted on 09/05/2025 8:21:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: RoosterRedux

Ping


2 posted on 09/05/2025 8:21:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

My dog would distract me and then go pop the cork on a bottle of 17-year-old whiskey. And wouldn’t even share.


3 posted on 09/05/2025 8:27:17 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: nickcarraway

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


4 posted on 09/05/2025 8:27:22 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Larry Lucido

Scotch Terrier?


5 posted on 09/05/2025 8:36:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: PAR35

I had a male mini-Dachshund that learned 17 tricks reliably. Superb as a retriever!


6 posted on 09/05/2025 11:45:24 PM PDT by Does so ("Things will now change in Minneapolis AND AT HOME"....Dem☭¢rat... ∅ one ™ ¿ ¡ ☞ ½¼)
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To: nickcarraway

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.


7 posted on 09/06/2025 12:05:57 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: nickcarraway

Dogs- The bigger they are the worse they smell.


8 posted on 09/06/2025 4:15:22 AM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: nickcarraway

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.


9 posted on 09/06/2025 4:28:00 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: equaviator

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.


10 posted on 09/06/2025 5:59:54 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: nickcarraway
I missed the "try to outsmart" and "Hilariously" parts of this video.
He held a treat in his open hand under the dog's nose and the dog pushed his hand down. What am I missing?
Also, I think the word hilarious should be removed from the English language.
Whatever is labeled 'hilarious', never is.
11 posted on 09/06/2025 7:14:09 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Larry Lucido

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.


12 posted on 09/06/2025 7:28:15 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: bobbo666; nickcarraway

COMMERCIAL Stroh’s Beer - Trained dog (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHD_5F1I7g


13 posted on 09/06/2025 8:31:07 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: ridesthemiles
On our second German Shepherd. They are very smart and make excellent guard dogs.

I sleep very peacefully at night.

14 posted on 09/06/2025 11:50:59 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: ridesthemiles

Chebornek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYSBoeTDSoc


15 posted on 09/06/2025 2:11:10 PM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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