Dogs are great at a lot of things: digging, sleeping, drooling, eating, playing fetch.

One thing they DO NOT excel at, however, is playing hide and seek.

A word to the wise: don’t even bother trying to play this game with them. It’s a huge letdown…

1. Not a good hiding spot

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2. I see you…

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3. Ghosts?

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4. Close…

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5. Nice try

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6. Just the snout

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7. Almost made it

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8. Peek a boo

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9. Too big to hide anywhere

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10. Gentle giant

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11. We might have a winner

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12. At least he’s happy

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13. Hide!

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14. Toilet paper? Really?

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15. Ashamed he couldn’t find a better spot

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Back to the drawing board…