Watch As Puppy Adorably Learns How To Tidy His Toys on Command

Dogs are not often praised for their cleanliness. One smart pooch, however, has learned how to tidy up after himself.

Caitlin Brooks, from Ontario, Canada, has shared an impressive video showcasing her pet Hickory's tidying skills.

Hickory belongs to the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever breed known for being intelligent, affectionate, and eager to please, according to the American Kennel Club.

True to his obedient genetic make-up, Hickory learned how to tidy all of his toys into a basket and his owner showed their over 90,000 followers how he did it in a simple TikTok tutorial that was liked by over 69,300 fans.

Caitlin said: "This was a fun one and surprisingly easy to teach, it's probably my favorite 'trick' because he can pick up his own stuff now."

The dog mom said in the video that the hound already knew a few basic commands like touch (touching his nose to her hand), bringing things and dropping things.

She said she started the learning process by throwing a toy and getting Hickory to bring it back to her, with the basket in between them and her hand ahead of her as the 'touch target.'

She said: "As soon as his head is over the basket, I say 'drop it', marking with my clicker when the toy lands in the basket.

"Repeat this and make sure only to reward when the toy lands in the basket."

The dog owner said she uses a clicker as Hickory knows when he hears the noise, he is going to get a treat.

After this process, Caitlin realized she made a mistake, as Hickory was at times in the basket when she marked, meaning he thought he had to physically stand in the basket to be rewarded.

She said: "I switched things up by making a hoop with my arms, this way I could put more space between him and the basket to prevent him from jumping in."

Once the retriever got the hang of tidying his toys, Caitlin added the phrase "clean-up" and moved the basket to different locations to increase the challenge, she said.

She advised owners to train with all the toys they want to be cleaned up but admitted Hickory became fixated with his doughnut toy for a while and purposely picked it out of the basket to put it back in.

Dog lovers were impressed by Hickory's prowess. One user said: "I tried this for maybe 20 minutes without your help and we got nowhere. I will be trying this for sure!"

Another user joked: "Does it work for husbands?"

Newsweek reached out to Caitlin for comment via Instagram. We could not verify the details of the case.

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