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Not an Einstein Dog
When the weather is nice (IOW, cold), Khan likes to sit outside. I let him on a long tie out when I'm home, so he can freeze himself to his heart's content. I usually check on him every 15 or 20 minutes, and ask him if he wants to come in. Then last week, I heard a soft woof. Just one lone woof. Not the 'Oh my god, there are critters out there' bark, or the 'How dare the UPS guy come anywhere near the neighbor's house' bark. I go over to check on him, and there he was, standing by the door, wagging his tail, asking in. I let him in. A couple of days later, it happened again. And again. He's doing it fairly consistently now, but not 100% of the time. It has only taken 6 years, but Khan has finally figured out that if he barks, I'll let him in. Oh, and the brat that he is, he'll woof again softly, just one more time, if I don't get out there quickly enough for his satisfaction. Suja |
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..........gotta love em even when they are a dimwit.
Celeste "Suja" wrote in message ... When the weather is nice (IOW, cold), Khan likes to sit outside. I let him on a long tie out when I'm home, so he can freeze himself to his heart's content. I usually check on him every 15 or 20 minutes, and ask him if he wants to come in. Then last week, I heard a soft woof. Just one lone woof. Not the 'Oh my god, there are critters out there' bark, or the 'How dare the UPS guy come anywhere near the neighbor's house' bark. I go over to check on him, and there he was, standing by the door, wagging his tail, asking in. I let him in. A couple of days later, it happened again. And again. He's doing it fairly consistently now, but not 100% of the time. It has only taken 6 years, but Khan has finally figured out that if he barks, I'll let him in. Oh, and the brat that he is, he'll woof again softly, just one more time, if I don't get out there quickly enough for his satisfaction. Suja |
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Not an Einstein Dog
In article , Suja wrote:
It has only taken 6 years, but Khan has finally figured out that if he barks, I'll let him in. Well, you never know. When Cinder moved here she wasn't picking things up too quickly (i.e. really, really slowly) and so I figured that while she may not be the smartest dog in the world at least she's got a good claim on being the nicest. But I dunno - something finally clicked on after about two years, and she's turning out to be trainable *and* she's figuring out some pretty complicated stuff on her own. This new thing of Khan's could be the first little spurt of water from opened floodgates. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - If you can't say it clearly, you don't understand it yourself -- John Searle |
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Not an Einstein Dog
"Spot" wrote in message: ..........gotta love em even when they are a dimwit. Hey, who're you calling a dimwit? He is indeed a bear of very little brain. And still the bestest dog EVAH! Suja |
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Not an Einstein Dog
Suja wrote:
It has only taken 6 years, but Khan has finally figured out that if he barks, I'll let him in. Oh, and the brat that he is, he'll woof again softly, just one more time, if I don't get out there quickly enough for his satisfaction. Only 6? That's fast!!! It took Chile about 14. She didn't figure it out until a couple of years ago. Used to be that Oppie would see her standing outside the patio door and start whining to let us know that she wanted in. It was his job. She doesn't exactly bark. Now most of her non-warning noises are either "pips" or "squeaks" - so of course her new nickname is... Princess Pipsqueak. FurPaw -- My family values don't involve depleted uranium. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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Used to be that Oppie would see her standing outside the patio door and
start whining to let us know that she wanted in. It was his job. that's so cute. |
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