I don ' t know . I don ' t know how the dog was taught the trick or what , if any , verbal feedback the dog is getting from the person . I was just pointing out that the dog ' s idea of strategy has nothing to do with what we are calling a game . The dog ' s understanding of startegy is experimenting with behaviors that result in being allowed to eat the treat . The fact that the dog doesn ' t eat the treat when its found on the second pick indicates that the dog knows it can ' t just eat treats because it sees them . It knows that it must have permission . In terms of trying to explain this game to the dog , this doesn ' t really simplify things . <| sep |> Glad I could help ! Hope your day gets better . <| sep |> my shit is still messed up from eu its gotten better but eu is still trash