Who's Training Who?

» Joy Butler - Re: thanks...

In response to thanks... posted by Red:

Thank you, Mary. I'll bet Meeko is adorable doing all those things. Isn't it cute the way they all have their own unique ways of "training" us!

-- posted by Joy Butler

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» Joy Butler - Re: Well Said

In response to Well Said posted by feistyfemale56:

Hi Deb. Our dogs are really our friends and two-way communication is always important in a friendship. What kind of dogs do you have?

-- posted by Joy Butler

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» Fort_Spunky - Re: Re: Well Said

In response to Re: Well Said posted by JButler:

Hi Joy,

I enjoyed this article because it makes me feel much better about the way Biscuit has us trained!

When he wants to go outside, he goes to the back door. If no one goes to let him out, he comes back and stares at either my husband or me as if to say "Don't you know I want to go outside?"

When he's ready to come back in, he goes to the screen door that leads out of the breezeway toward the street and looks out. Then he gives a couple of little barks. He doesn't even look at the back door, but it's like he's saying "I'm ready to come back in now, but I don't want to ask. I'm just barking at 'them.'" Sometimes I think he says, "Hurry up it's cold out here!" He doesn't like cold weather.

I wholehearted agree that they each have their own personalities and should get to let them shine through.

Thanks for another fun article and an opportunity for us to get to talk about our pets.

Linda

-- posted by Fort_Spunky

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» Joy Butler - Re: Re: Re: Well Said

In response to Re: Re: Well Said posted by Fort_Spunky:

Biscuit sounds so cute and yep, I agree he has you well trained. But there's not a thing wrong with that!

-- posted by Joy Butler

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» jerrib - Your pets

sound really cute, Joy. My sister has a dog that really has her owners trained. Lucy goes to the pet store with them and gets a new toy on occasion that she picks out!

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» Joy Butler - Re: Your pets

In response to Your pets posted by jerrib:

Thanks for telling me about Lucy. I love hearing about all the little spoiled dogs out there!

-- posted by Joy Butler

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» biogardener - Spitz

Did you all know what the name "Spitz" means? It is the common German adjective meaning "pointed." We say, for example, that a pencil is "spitz" when it has just been sharpened. A look at the dog's nose confirms that he is indeed "pointed" like a white sharpened pencil with the black nose representing the pencil lead.

So that is where the name comes from.

-- posted by biogardener

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» Joy Butler - Re: Spitz

In response to Spitz posted by biogardener:

Yes, that's quite interesting and I'm sure many people didn't know that. Even though a lot of dogs have pointed noses, the spitz nose and ears are markedly pointed.

Thanks for your visit and comment, Traute.

-- posted by Joy Butler

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» Tina_Coruth - Who's training who?

Hi Joy,

What a wonderful article and discussion. I agree with all of you. Who wants a robot when it's a companion that we enjoy. Dogs have such interesting personalities.

-- posted by Tina_Coruth

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» Joy Butler - Re: Who's training who?

In response to Who's training who? posted by Tina_Coruth:

Hi Tina, good to see you here! You are so right...and each dog has its own personality just like humans do.

-- posted by Joy Butler

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