Tuesday, June 12, 2012

TRICKS

Lady and I were reading about all the tricks Tillman the Skateboarding Bulldog, and Jesse, and Jasmine the Havanese pup can do. I can't do any tricks, but Lady sure can. I have worked really hard training her to do what I want. She is still stubborn about some things. Take for instance our evening walk. If she tugs on my leash I instantly put on the brakes and even back up. If a car is coming and I do that, Lady goes berserk and pulls so hard I go flying out of the way of the car. I don't know why. I am invincible. What's a car going to do to me? Other than that one little area, she is mostly compliant.
I know when it is time to go for my late afternoon walk, so I just go climb on her and lick her in the face and just like that, she gets my leash and off we go!
I stand in front of my empty water dish and look at it, and here she comes with water!
I lift my front paw and she scoops me up and carries up or down the stairs.
I stand by her chair and whisper until she gives me what it is I want.
I bang on the balcony doors, and she comes right away to open them for me.
I stare at an empty food dish and vwalla! She fills it!
I drag my blankie to our bedroom and stand by the bed, and she gives me a lift up. 
I drop a wet dead toy on her feet and she plays with me. 
I lick her in the face in the morning and roll over, and she scratches my belly!
Yep, I have worked hard to train Lady to do all these tricks and more! Those other dogs may be famous, but I think I have a pretty good deal with Lady. Maybe some day I'll show her off, too.


8 comments:

  1. Your Lady is a well-trained person. Keep up the good work--the sky's the limit! Just make sure you keep it all positive--

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  2. Anonymous11:55 PM

    yep!
    this seems to be a very good deal .
    sammy has trained me very well ,too.my best trick is to give him a treat every time he looks up at me looking so cute that i have no choise!
    these doggies are really talented peopleowners,hehe
    greetings anni,the foxbrothermomma

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  3. Awesome job Marley! You should write a book on how to train your hoomans. I surely would buy a copy for Muffin and me.

    Great post!!

    Hugs,
    Lily Belle

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  4. We both have well trained people!
    Nola

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  5. Well done, but keep up the work, humans forget very easily. We are constantly working on HER.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy

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  6. You are doing a great job training her! Wouldn't it be funny to show our humans?

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  7. My mom is very well trained too!
    She does all those things for me too!
    Haaa!
    Kisses and hugs
    Lorenza

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  8. I love that our humans are so well trained. I too am invincible and my Lady always thinks she knows better than me when we walk.

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