When I point at something like a biscuit on the floor my dog just looks at the end of my finger rather than where i'm pointing to.
Is it just that my dogs abit thick or is the case with all dogs?
Cheers Rich

 

I was havin the exact comvo with the missus last nite, my dog does the same.

 

prob thinks your saying smell my finger lol

 

its just one of those things they look at the finger not where its pointing

 

maybe the same reason that little boys have to walk on a wall whenever they see one

 

Humans are the only animals that follow the line that you are pointing at. All others just look at your finger. It's something that humans have learnt.

 

actually when i feed our dog sometimes we give him dog biscuits as a mid day snack and most times he goes into his bed and we chuck them in his bed and he will eat them there, but as its been nice outside recently we leave the back door a jar for him to go out when he wants.
So i get the biscuits out and he jumps straight in his bed ready to eat them, but i point to the door to tell him to go outside and ill feed him there, he runs straight out the door.....................

But yeah if i just go up to him and point in the air he'd just look at the finger or just come up to me

 

It's the way you do it, if you make an arm movement in an 'away' gesture they know but if you just point at something theyll look at your finger. I've got a border collie known to be the most intelligent of breeds but even he will look at your finger when you point at something.

 

i would make sure u wash it first as the smell of ur bum might be iritating the poor dog

 

I edited the above

We have a cocker spaniel

 

 

My mams dog has pissed on her paws a few times when ive took her out for a walk.

 

Surely your mam has hands n feet Glenn!!

 

ya....they tend to overpee stuff others have had a go on

 

Hmm mines looks where I point all the time, just done it now?

 

what does it look at if you point to another finger?

 

My Staffy just did this.
I was pointing at the river of a puddle making its way towrds the dogs backside as she lay sunbathing she soon worked out to move with a soggy behind
Ours doesn't run where you look either. If I shout 'whassat?' looking one way, she will dart off in a random direction at top speed to investigate

 

I'm at my mates house, he has a husky If I point at something the dog comes over puts it's paw on my arm and lowers it, there's no pointing in this house!! Lol

 

Ive had this problem the way to get round it , is point with your toes , or pretend to throw something near to where you want the dog to look , works everytime