My Boyfriend's Back!!
Robespierre came home from camp yesterday!! He was gone for a month and Cleo and I were all alone batching it, and now he's home! Our little family is back together. Cleo is in camp all week so Robey and I have a few days of together time before they both start chess camp next week. Today's agenda: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix".
On another note, we worked with a new dog trainer yesterday, www.doreneolson.com, since our original trainer, Gary-Don't-You-Dare-Call-Me-Dog-Whisperer, is off on an "adventure" for the next few months.
We were talking about how to get the dog to come even when she's interested in something else like, say, air, but I also got a fascinating and hilarious lesson in how to keep her from jumping on people. Here's how it works:
We keep Miss Puppy on a leash all the time because she runs like a cockroach and we can't catch her without something trailing behind for us to stomp on. When she jumps on someone we hustle her outside, holding on to the leash while closing the door in her face. She stays out for about ten seconds and then we invite her back in. If she jumps again we repeat the routine. Soon she's convinced that we're completely deranged, because when she jumps she's asking for attention and instead of giving her the attention she so clearly wants we're dumping her outside, alone, holding the leash so she can't even run into the yard and dig holes.
After a few of these loopy exchanges she resolves that she'd better not encourage us, so she stops jumping and then -- surprise! -- no more jumping equals no more being flung out the door, and lots of cuddling and attention while she sits and waits for hugs.
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On another note, we worked with a new dog trainer yesterday, www.doreneolson.com, since our original trainer, Gary-Don't-You-Dare-Call-Me-Dog-Whisperer, is off on an "adventure" for the next few months.
We were talking about how to get the dog to come even when she's interested in something else like, say, air, but I also got a fascinating and hilarious lesson in how to keep her from jumping on people. Here's how it works:
We keep Miss Puppy on a leash all the time because she runs like a cockroach and we can't catch her without something trailing behind for us to stomp on. When she jumps on someone we hustle her outside, holding on to the leash while closing the door in her face. She stays out for about ten seconds and then we invite her back in. If she jumps again we repeat the routine. Soon she's convinced that we're completely deranged, because when she jumps she's asking for attention and instead of giving her the attention she so clearly wants we're dumping her outside, alone, holding the leash so she can't even run into the yard and dig holes.
After a few of these loopy exchanges she resolves that she'd better not encourage us, so she stops jumping and then -- surprise! -- no more jumping equals no more being flung out the door, and lots of cuddling and attention while she sits and waits for hugs.
Visit my web site, FeeFiFoto.com, for personalized photo gifts. We will put your photos on almost anything. Order personalized photo calendars, photo mousepads, photo mugs and photo tee shirts in time for Back to School.
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