As a dane I can confirm this is absolutely made up, neither the behaivior of danes in regards to untied shoes, nor the HC andersen story is true.
True, fun fact about HC Andersen though: he had enormous feet for the time, sporting a size 47 shoe.
True, fun fact about HC Andersen though: he had enormous feet for the time, sporting a size 47 shoe.
As for the rest it seems absolutely certain, given the fantastical element of a giant crow, that it is made up, and surely nobody in their right mind would ever believe it to be otherwise.