Our dog Poppy has amazed me lately. When we go to church we put her in the kennel because we are usually gone for 6 hours or so. We always put some toys in her kennel with her and some chew toys to keep her busy and not too bored. I've noticed that when we get home and let her out she'll run around the house and says hello to all the family members and then she'll go back in her kennel and get her toys and chews. I had noticed that her chew toys were never wet or chewed on and just chalked it up to her not really being in the mood to chew.
Last Sunday Dave put her in the kennel and gave her a dog biscuit. She loves her treats and will devour them when we give them to her. When we got home that afternoon she did her routine with the running around and then went in the kennel to pull out her stuff. Well low and behold, what does she pull out? Her dog treat!!! She had waited with that thing in her kennel right in front of her nose and didn't touch it till we got home! I wish I had her self control!
Here is a video of Poppy sitting and waiting for her treat. She'll sit there and wait as long as it takes until we give her the OK to get her treat! She's not the perfect dog but she's making a lot of progress. She still struggles with the command "come", but she's getting better. We think she's finally mastered the potty issue after a year, but I wish she'd give us signals like barking or scratching at the door when she need to go out. But, Rome wasn't built in a day! We are sure glad that we have Poppy in our family!
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We had to get our dog a bell before he let us know he had to go outside. We just hang it from the door he uses. it is quite fun to suddenly hear a bell...but no more accidents in the house!!!
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