He IS brilliant

So I have come to the conclusion that Frodo is one of the smartest dogs. Ever.  Allow me to point out two of his more extraordinary skills...

The first skill I call his "latch ESP."  Frodo has an unbelievable ability to know when a door has not been latched.  For example, let's say my human goes into the garage aka grooming torture parlor aka storage room aka home to the dog food storage bin aka place to keep the car. Now my human doesn't always need an entourage following her in the garage - especially the FG who likes to steal winter boots and really, anything that isn't bolted down. So when she goes in, she usually closes the door behind her.  But if by SOME chance she doesn't fully close the door, and it doesn't latch - Frodo is IN. Every time.  Same is true for the laundry room.  One never knows WHAT might fall out of a pocket when clothes are going into the wash - so if that door is not latched - Frodo is there surveying.  And although the gate to the DFZ doesn't have a latch, he is well aware if the bungee cords aren't holding it - and he is IN.  He's the latch king.

And the other thing that proves he is pretty clever, my human noticed the other day.  She took us out for a run on the golf course, and she brought along these retrieving toys that Santa brought for yours truly.  The only problem, they are quite long, and when I carry them, I end up stepping on them and tripping.  My human threw a toy for each of us and proceeded on the walk.  But Frodo wasn't coming. She looked back and thought he was attempting to destroy the toy.  And then she noticed what he was doing.  He was folding the toy in half, so he could carry both ends, and it wouldn't drag on the ground.  Clever or what?  She didn't get a photo of him doing it but this one gives you an idea of the length.  

So I have to hand it to my brother, he IS pretty smart.  I'm calling him Einstein from now on.  He could be on Jeopardy.  And truth be told - he IS the boss in this household.  Just don't tell my human!

Have a good one.