Mikey, my border collie, is probably one of the smartist animals on the planet. he makes his own decision each day. if he is hungry, he brings us his bowl and places it in our lap. if he needs to go to the bathroom, Mikey brings us his leash and places it in our hand. these are intelligent choices.
But, here is a decision, made by Mikey, that will blow your mind. not once, but on three different occasions, we have left Mikey in the house, while we went shopping. this was in the summer of 2010. as we opened the door, we could hear water running in one of our bathrooms. Mikey did not greet us at the door, as usual. as we investigated the running water noise, we discovered Mikey laying in the bathtub with the cold shower water soaking him to the bone. Mikey had turned on the water faucet by himself and just “cooling it” in the shower spray. we were amazed. we could see Mikeys teeth prints on the faucet handles. we did not scold Mikey, but rather praised him for being an intelligent dog.
The water bill for that month tripled.