My poor dog :). He and I have been spending a lot of time together now that I only work part time. One of my new afternoon rituals with him is watching The Dog Whisperer.
A few things I have learned - my dog is actually quite well behaved. Imagine writing the book Marley and Me and having your current dog eat the family chickens.
Yikes!
Watching the Dog Whisperer though has also given me some great suggestions on how to handle some bad habits Max does have. Specifically barking at everything! I appreciate that he barks at the door to door sales people but not our poor neighbor two doors down who is just trying to shovel his driveway.
So I have been showing him that I am the dominant dog. My husband finds it comical. Max however seems to be benefiting from it. I know I have. He comes inside when called and knows if I snap my fingers that means it is time to sit. He even is slowly learning the elusive Down command!
I just feel bad for him he was kind of skating by then I saw the Dog Whisperer and found out you can teach an old dog new tricks.
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Um, yeah.
The dog my dad got from the humane society while I was in high school, Odie? Yeah, Odie ate all our chickens and left chicken parts strewn around the farm for my traumatized sister to find as we got off the school bus. I still remember her horrifyingly picking up a lone chicken foot...
...he also ATE THE SIDING off the house one day, and ATE MY MOTHER'S WEDDING RING. boooo.
That dog was a pistol. Actually, I'm surprised my dad put up with him without the USE of a pistol.
Haha, I'm kidding, we would never ever do that.
But that dog was something. Sheesh.
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