Every day this stray dog offers a leaf to local woman in trade for food

[sovietchild]

Every day, a smart stray dog in Thailand carries a leaf in his mouth to bring to a woman who feeds him as if he’s making a trade with her.

“When he’s hungry, he will offer something to get fed. Every day he shows up with an object in his mouth — usually a leaf and sometimes a piece of paper. Before you feed other dogs, you have to feed Tua Plu and his mom,” wrote Facebook user Orawan Kaewla-iat, who posted the video.

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/every-day-stray-dog-offers-leaf-local-woman-trade-food-video/

 

[Ekleipsis]

Neato

I was doing some experiments in animal behavioral psychology a few years ago and had both wild blue jays and squirrels do this as well

They would bring me empty nut shells ( walnuts and peanuts ) like they were saying

" This is empty, can I have another ? "

 

[Kilgore Trout]

What's wrong with those people who feed stray dogs?

 

[Revoltingest]

Every several days or so, White Kitty offers us a squirrel or chipmunk corpse
(sometimes partially eaten) as an offering. I presume it's cuz I feed him.

 

[sovietchild]

Every several days or so, White Kitty offers us a squirrel or chipmunk corpse
(sometimes partially eaten) as an offering. I presume it's cuz I feed him.

I figured the dog learned it from the people, because being a stray dog he probably seen people give something (paper) for food.

 

[Valjean]

What's wrong with those people who feed stray dogs?

Nothing, provided they also have them spayed/neutered.
2nd question: What's wrong with people who feed dogs rice?

 

[sovietchild]

Nothing, provided they also have them spayed/neutered.
2nd question: What's wrong with people who feed dogs rice?

That's what they do in Thailand. I'v seen many people feed dogs rice. Thailand is nothing but a rice farm land.

 

[Revoltingest]

That's what they do in Thailand. I'v seen many people feed dogs rice. Thailand is nothing but a rice farm land.

But the rice should be cooked.

 

[sovietchild]

But the rice should be cooked.

I'm pretty sure they cook it. I'v seen them mix it with eggs and fish and feed it to dogs.

 

[Valjean]

It does seem to have chick peas or something in it, but the fact remains, dogs evolved over the eons to subsist on Purina Dog Chow and occasional Snausages.