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Old August 27th 04, 11:46 PM
Leah
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Whenever I go into a discount store, I look at the selection of dog toys. I
have strict instructions from my girls. If it costs more than $2, we won't
even look at it. Nice of them to be so easy to please, isn't it?

So in Big Lots today, they had a red plush lobster, with a squeaker in its
head, and the tail is stretchable. Perfect for playing tug, and at $1.49, no
big deal if it only lasts a few days.

Oh. My. I am going to have to run back to Big Lots tomorrow and pick up every
one they have. MacKenzie is just loving the squeaker head (under the computer
squeaking non-stop as we speak). Madigan and she have already had turns waving
it in each others faces to start tug games, and it's held up well. Kenzie even
started rolling on it, and she rarely does this to a toy.

And Madigan proved that she has received another shipment of brains in the
mail! I play the "where's the" game with her often. She knows "where's the"
means I want her to find something, but normally she doesn't pay much attention
to what object I'm asking for. Any one nearby will do as an offering until she
gets it right or runs out of nearby objects. Going to another room to search
for something is not an option.

Today when I brought the lobster home, I told her what it was. (I always tell
her the names of her toys.) About an hour later, I asked her where her lobster
was.

She stopped, thought, ran into the other room and CAME OUT WITH THE LOBSTER!!!
Man, was she ever proud of herself. :}

She's showing many more signs of thinking before acting these days. This is a
very, very good thing.

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Old August 28th 04, 12:51 AM
Christy
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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
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Today when I brought the lobster home, I told her what it was. (I always

tell
her the names of her toys.) About an hour later, I asked her where her

lobster
was.

She stopped, thought, ran into the other room and CAME OUT WITH THE

LOBSTER!!!

That's very cute, but frankly, I have to think the reason she chose the
lobster is more likely that it was the newest toy rather than that she
associated the name "lobster" after just one repetition. You can teach dogs
toys by names, and probably BCs faster than the average dog, for sure - but
I'm skeptical. Wylie knows "find it" and does know many toys by name, but if
I give him something new (and don't tell him the name) and later say "find
the donkey" (or whatever I gave him) he will invariably go and find that
toy. Sometimes even when I say "find the duckie" or other old toy he knows
the name of, he'll bring the new toy, because that's the toy that's
imprinted on his little brane as the New Fun Thing.

Christy


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Old August 28th 04, 12:51 AM
Christy
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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
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Today when I brought the lobster home, I told her what it was. (I always

tell
her the names of her toys.) About an hour later, I asked her where her

lobster
was.

She stopped, thought, ran into the other room and CAME OUT WITH THE

LOBSTER!!!

That's very cute, but frankly, I have to think the reason she chose the
lobster is more likely that it was the newest toy rather than that she
associated the name "lobster" after just one repetition. You can teach dogs
toys by names, and probably BCs faster than the average dog, for sure - but
I'm skeptical. Wylie knows "find it" and does know many toys by name, but if
I give him something new (and don't tell him the name) and later say "find
the donkey" (or whatever I gave him) he will invariably go and find that
toy. Sometimes even when I say "find the duckie" or other old toy he knows
the name of, he'll bring the new toy, because that's the toy that's
imprinted on his little brane as the New Fun Thing.

Christy


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Old August 28th 04, 12:51 AM
Christy
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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
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Today when I brought the lobster home, I told her what it was. (I always

tell
her the names of her toys.) About an hour later, I asked her where her

lobster
was.

She stopped, thought, ran into the other room and CAME OUT WITH THE

LOBSTER!!!

That's very cute, but frankly, I have to think the reason she chose the
lobster is more likely that it was the newest toy rather than that she
associated the name "lobster" after just one repetition. You can teach dogs
toys by names, and probably BCs faster than the average dog, for sure - but
I'm skeptical. Wylie knows "find it" and does know many toys by name, but if
I give him something new (and don't tell him the name) and later say "find
the donkey" (or whatever I gave him) he will invariably go and find that
toy. Sometimes even when I say "find the duckie" or other old toy he knows
the name of, he'll bring the new toy, because that's the toy that's
imprinted on his little brane as the New Fun Thing.

Christy


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Old August 28th 04, 12:51 AM
Christy
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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
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Today when I brought the lobster home, I told her what it was. (I always

tell
her the names of her toys.) About an hour later, I asked her where her

lobster
was.

She stopped, thought, ran into the other room and CAME OUT WITH THE

LOBSTER!!!

That's very cute, but frankly, I have to think the reason she chose the
lobster is more likely that it was the newest toy rather than that she
associated the name "lobster" after just one repetition. You can teach dogs
toys by names, and probably BCs faster than the average dog, for sure - but
I'm skeptical. Wylie knows "find it" and does know many toys by name, but if
I give him something new (and don't tell him the name) and later say "find
the donkey" (or whatever I gave him) he will invariably go and find that
toy. Sometimes even when I say "find the duckie" or other old toy he knows
the name of, he'll bring the new toy, because that's the toy that's
imprinted on his little brane as the New Fun Thing.

Christy


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Old August 28th 04, 12:51 AM
Christy
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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
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Today when I brought the lobster home, I told her what it was. (I always

tell
her the names of her toys.) About an hour later, I asked her where her

lobster
was.

She stopped, thought, ran into the other room and CAME OUT WITH THE

LOBSTER!!!

That's very cute, but frankly, I have to think the reason she chose the
lobster is more likely that it was the newest toy rather than that she
associated the name "lobster" after just one repetition. You can teach dogs
toys by names, and probably BCs faster than the average dog, for sure - but
I'm skeptical. Wylie knows "find it" and does know many toys by name, but if
I give him something new (and don't tell him the name) and later say "find
the donkey" (or whatever I gave him) he will invariably go and find that
toy. Sometimes even when I say "find the duckie" or other old toy he knows
the name of, he'll bring the new toy, because that's the toy that's
imprinted on his little brane as the New Fun Thing.

Christy


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Old August 28th 04, 12:51 AM
Christy
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"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
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Today when I brought the lobster home, I told her what it was. (I always

tell
her the names of her toys.) About an hour later, I asked her where her

lobster
was.

She stopped, thought, ran into the other room and CAME OUT WITH THE

LOBSTER!!!

That's very cute, but frankly, I have to think the reason she chose the
lobster is more likely that it was the newest toy rather than that she
associated the name "lobster" after just one repetition. You can teach dogs
toys by names, and probably BCs faster than the average dog, for sure - but
I'm skeptical. Wylie knows "find it" and does know many toys by name, but if
I give him something new (and don't tell him the name) and later say "find
the donkey" (or whatever I gave him) he will invariably go and find that
toy. Sometimes even when I say "find the duckie" or other old toy he knows
the name of, he'll bring the new toy, because that's the toy that's
imprinted on his little brane as the New Fun Thing.

Christy


 




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