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Burying bones, like barking and chewing is a common behavior of dogs. Dogs burying bones are often seen in children’s books, in the movies and in animated cartoons. Dog owners would know about the dog’s puzzling habit.

With a sneaky look on its face, a dog that has a bone on its mouth will look for an ideal spot to hide the “treasure”. Once found, the dog would frantically dig - carefully lay the bone on the hole and then cover it with dirt and soil. Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years but are dog owners aware of the reasons why the pets bury bones What encourages a dog to bury bones? The pet may not be aware why it is burying bones as scientists believe that this is an instinctive habit to survive.

Dog experts believe that almost all of the behaviors and habits of modern day dogs are deeply rooted from their past. The habit of burying bones is as old as the dog’s history. Even though dogs have existed for millions of years, it was not very long since these animals were domesticated. The rather puzzling behavior of modern day dogs to bury bones has helped their ancestors to survive in the wild. The ancestors of modern day dogs have had difficult lives. Dogs in the wild constantly need to be on the lookout for predators and to safeguard their food from other animals that would want to have a share of the prey.

We humans make sure that the pantry is fully stocked. Squirrels work long hours to fill their coffers with acorns and nuts. In preparation for the rainy days, ants would fill their anthills with food. Dogs too hoard and this is done by burying bones and other foods. In the wild, food is hard to come by. A dog that has hunted a prey would need to secure the “bounty” not only from other animal but also from members of the pack. The buried food will be unearthed when food is scarce. The buried prey may already have rotted but the bones rich with nutritious marrow will remain to fill the hungry stomach of the dogs.

Dogs nowadays don’t go hungry. Pampered pets don’t have to bury bones for the rainy days but the instinct to hoard remains. This is why dogs will still bury bones. A dog may not dig holes but food will be hidden on its crate or on its bed. Dogs are pampered pets and in the eyes of doting pet parents, the dog can do nothing wrong thus the inclination to dig and to bury bones and other food items will be forgiven even if the dog has destroyed the well manicured lawn.

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