Nothing to see here! ‘Smart’ puppy puts a cushion over his pee after urinating on the sofa while his owner is sleeping
- The Bichon Frise mix dragged his bed over his waste in the early hours in China
- His owner thought he had done so to avoid punishment for urinating at home
- Security footage shows the pup trying hard to pull the mattress onto the sofa
- Dogs often cover their scent to misguide their enemies or mark their territory
A dog owner in China has called her puppy ‘smart’ after the pet used a cushion to cover his own pee when his owner was asleep.
The woman said she was amazed to watch the security footage of her pooch dragging his sleeping pad onto the sofa in the early hours.
Although the owner, Kiko Li, believed that the five-month-old puppy had tried to hide his waste to evade punishment from her, dogs have the instinct to cover up their scent to avoid being found by their enemies or marking their territory.
Oreo, a Bichon Frise mix living in the Chinese city of Nanjing, has been caught on camera trying to cover his pee with his bed. The pet’s owner has called the five-month-old pup ‘smart’
Security footage shows the dog trying to drag the mattress onto the sofa with his mouth
The Bichon Frise mix, called Oreo, lives in Nanjing in eastern China with Ms Li.
The owner told MailOnline that she adopted the pet after finding him abandoned in a public bin one day after he was born.
She described her beloved pet as outgoing, energetic and naughty.
Oreo was caught on camera trying hard to drag one of his beds from the floor to the sofa after soiling his owner’s furniture in the early hours of January 2.
Ms Li said she watched the video to find out why her dog’s favourite mattress had mysteriously ended up on the couch instead of the floor.
The video shows the puppy trying hard to move the cushion to where he had peed on the sofa
The dog’s owner said she felt confused when she saw Oreo’s bed on the couch after she got up. So she checked the surveillance footage to find out what had happened to the dog (pictured)
Security footage shows the dog attempting to jump onto the sofa while carrying the cushion with his mouth.
After failing to do so, he jumped onto the couch and tried to pick up the cushion with his mouth.
He took a break after realising the mission was more than challenging.
Oreo eventually pulled up the mat with his paws and successfully moved it on top of his pee stain.
The owner said she had ‘educated’ Oreo (pictured) for peeing at home, and that was likely the reason Oreo acted like this in the video. She called the pet outgoing, energetic and naughty
Ms Li said she felt confused when she saw the dog bed on the sofa the next morning. Therefore, she checked the surveillance footage to find out what had happened.
‘I felt angry and amused at the same time when I was watching the video,’ Ms Li told MailOnline.
‘I was angry because he had been naughty and pissed on the sofa. But I also felt he was so smart to cover the area with something. I found his action very cute.’
The dog owner said she had ‘educated’ Oreo several times in the past for peeing on the sofa. She believed that was the reason the puppy acted like this in the video.
She added that she did not punish Oreo this time.
Contrary to Ms Li’s assumption, dogs often cover their pee, especially when they are outside, because it’s a primal instinct for them.
Dog hide their waste with leaves, sticks, soil, or other natural materials to avoid being hunt down by their enemies or mark their territory, according to Wag!, a US-based website focussing on veterinary care and training services.