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Just like a woman
Yesterday after a hard day of tracking in mid-day heat, only to find I'd
left Tuck's end-of-track rewards at home, I took both Tuck and Reka to the ice cream stand for ice cream cones as a reward for work well done. Reka ate hers, and kept running to the ice cream window, standing up on the bricks, trying to get more ice cream to come out the window. So I handed Tuck $5 and told him to take it to the window and pay. He was on his way to the window, when Reka stole the $5 (isn't that just like a woman?) from Tuck, and ran to the window and whined until the girl opened the window and took her money. She stood looking in the window until the Ice Cream Cones came out. So dogs (Both of mine) understand the concept of shopping just as Danny had before. None of us would have been the least surprised if that had been Tuck paying for the ice cream. It wouldn't have even been mentionable. The surprise was that it was REKA! But even though it was a surprise, she has all the elements of that capability, I just never knew she had that kind of chutzpa! And she did it herself and knew exactly what to do, and what she expected from the results. |
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diddy none wrote:
... The surprise was that it was REKA! I suspect that Reka gets a bit overshadowed (first by Danny, then by Tuck), and you don't have the same expectations of her that you do/did of the boys. I confess that I'm that way about Duke. Sweet dog, easy to live with, but it's very easy to forget that he's a bright fellow because he doesn't put himself forward for notice. Reka seems to be able to learn through observation and to apply that learning, another quality she shares with Duke. Of course, he doesn't have the superior examples to follow that she does g, but at least he hasn't applied his powers of observation to learning all the *bad* behaviors he sees around here! Yay, Reka! |
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"diddy" none wrote in message . .. Yesterday after a hard day of tracking in mid-day heat, only to find I'd left Tuck's end-of-track rewards at home, I took both Tuck and Reka to the ice cream stand for ice cream cones as a reward for work well done. Reka ate hers, and kept running to the ice cream window, standing up on the bricks, trying to get more ice cream to come out the window. So I handed Tuck $5 and told him to take it to the window and pay. He was on his way to the window, when Reka stole the $5 (isn't that just like a woman?) from Tuck, and ran to the window and whined until the girl opened the window and took her money. She stood looking in the window until the Ice Cream Cones came out. So dogs (Both of mine) understand the concept of shopping just as Danny had before. None of us would have been the least surprised if that had been Tuck paying for the ice cream. It wouldn't have even been mentionable. The surprise was that it was REKA! But even though it was a surprise, she has all the elements of that capability, I just never knew she had that kind of chutzpa! And she did it herself and knew exactly what to do, and what she expected from the results. apparently reka is well motivated by ice cream. I think you should consider sending her here. I have lots of ice cream. Or at least i could buy her ice cream whenever she wished. I met an elkhound puppy in washington last week - what a lovely puppy she was!! Very friendly but calm and confident and wonderful with monk. |
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M Healey spoke these words of wisdom in
: diddy none wrote: ... The surprise was that it was REKA! I suspect that Reka gets a bit overshadowed (first by Danny, then by Tuck), and you don't have the same expectations of her that you do/did of the boys. I confess that I'm that way about Duke. Sweet dog, easy to live with, but it's very easy to forget that he's a bright fellow because he doesn't put himself forward for notice. Reka seems to be able to learn through observation and to apply that learning, another quality she shares with Duke. Of course, he doesn't have the superior examples to follow that she does g, but at least he hasn't applied his powers of observation to learning all the *bad* behaviors he sees around here! Yay, Reka! Since Reka got a co-owner, I have rediscovered Reka. Reka's co-owner has spent a lot of time with her making her do the things that she sees Tuck doing. Reka does get overshadowed by Tuck. When i got Reka, she was mainly a companion for Danny. I knew I was losing Danny, and she had such a sense of humor, that I decided i never wanted to train her for fear of losing her sense of humor and replacing it instead with regimentation.. I liked her just the way she was. Reka's co-owner decided Reka had all the foundation building blocks installed that Tuck did. She saw Tuck doing all this stuff, and knew Reka was smart, and she (The co-owner) could have all the fun I was having with Tuck. I confess, after Danny died, I just didn't mess with any dog much. And Reka disappeared in the shadows. I was busy feeling miserable. Then Tuck was my reawakening. Reka slid deeper into the shadows, spending every day tucked away from the world sleeping endlessly in the bathtub. By night, she was under the bed. By day, in the bathtub unless I made her get out to go do something. She has essentially become the forgotten dog. She had no expectations. She became my husband's hunting dog. i knew when I got Tuck, that I needed to do better by Reka, and offered Reka to a friend in Georgia, who accepted. I thought this would be a great match for the both of them. But my husband, who claimed Reka as HIS personal dog objected. He wasn't going to let Reka go. I felt saddened, because this mean Reka would not get enrichment and the personal attention that I felt that she needed. I knew with the training Reka had, and personality, she would be someone's dream dog. I wanted better for Reka, and when her co-owner took interest in her (I had been training her for tracking simply to get her out of the house, but never intended to title her) because she needed a dog to title in tracking as she wants to become a tracking judge. Turns out, she's had to earn it, because a handler change to a dog is a BIG DEAL. Reka is certified, but getting into a test is not so easy. We've been trying for 6 months to draw into a test. So Reka's co-owner has been training Reka in many other venues. Reka has blossomed, and I've rediscovered Reka as Reka has come out from the shadows. She loves the training, and still retains the fresh face, spontaneity and benefits from the confidence that "can do" offers as self esteem. Although Tuck is my personal dog, Reka has benefitted so much by this co- ownership deal that so often when I see Reka do things that I would expect only Tuck to do, i'm surprised at her abilities. Reka IS her co-owners dream dog. And she thinks Reka is the most amazing dog she's certainly ever had, and thinks she's the most amazing dog ever, until she sees Tuck. And then she does concede that Tuck's abilities supercede Reka's. She would keep Reka all the time, but Tuck wants her very much in his life, and she's a lot of fun to have around. My husband would never have let her go, if she was totally out of our lives, so Reka lives two lives and loves it. The co-ownership arraingment works so well, and because of the co-owner, I've rediscovered Reka, and find her an amazing girl as well. |
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"diddy" none wrote in message . .. Yesterday after a hard day of tracking in mid-day heat, only to find I'd left Tuck's end-of-track rewards at home, I took both Tuck and Reka to the ice cream stand for ice cream cones as a reward for work well done. Reka ate hers, and kept running to the ice cream window, standing up on the bricks, trying to get more ice cream to come out the window. So I handed Tuck $5 and told him to take it to the window and pay. He was on his way to the window, when Reka stole the $5 (isn't that just like a woman?) from Tuck, and ran to the window and whined until the girl opened the window and took her money. She stood looking in the window until the Ice Cream Cones came out. snipped Brilliant! That would have been good to have on video. |
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"Beth In Alaska" spoke these words of wisdom in
: "diddy" none wrote in message . .. Yesterday after a hard day of tracking in mid-day heat, only to find I'd left Tuck's end-of-track rewards at home, I took both Tuck and Reka to the ice cream stand for ice cream cones as a reward for work well done. Reka ate hers, and kept running to the ice cream window, standing up on the bricks, trying to get more ice cream to come out the window. So I handed Tuck $5 and told him to take it to the window and pay. He was on his way to the window, when Reka stole the $5 (isn't that just like a woman?) from Tuck, and ran to the window and whined until the girl opened the window and took her money. She stood looking in the window until the Ice Cream Cones came out. So dogs (Both of mine) understand the concept of shopping just as Danny had before. None of us would have been the least surprised if that had been Tuck paying for the ice cream. It wouldn't have even been mentionable. The surprise was that it was REKA! But even though it was a surprise, she has all the elements of that capability, I just never knew she had that kind of chutzpa! And she did it herself and knew exactly what to do, and what she expected from the results. apparently reka is well motivated by ice cream. Reka normally waits until I eat off the top, down to the cone. Both Reka and Tuck like the cones. But the Ice Cream? Not so much. I think it gives them brain freeze. But they both had been worked hard, it was hot, they both needed their core temps lowered. And i had neglected to bring water. So even though home was a few minutes away, I thought we all could use some cook refreshment and both dogs wanted their ice cream this time and not just the cone. I think you should consider sending her here. I have lots of ice cream. Or at least i could buy her ice cream whenever she wished. I met an elkhound puppy in washington last week - what a lovely puppy she was!! Very friendly but calm and confident and wonderful with monk. Who wouldn't get along with Monk? |
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On 2008-07-03 06:17:51 -0400, diddy none said:
Since Reka got a co-owner, I have rediscovered Reka. It looks like she's not happy in the shadows anymore. "I can do that, too!" Good for all of you! |
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On Jul 2, 10:47*pm, diddy none wrote:
Yesterday after a hard day of tracking in mid-day heat, only to find I'd left Tuck's end-of-track rewards at home, I took both Tuck and Reka to the ice cream stand for ice cream cones as a reward for work well done. Reka ate hers, and *kept running to the ice cream window, standing up on the bricks, trying to get *more ice cream to come out the window. So I handed Tuck $5 and told him to take it to the window and pay. He was on his way to the window, when Reka stole the $5 (isn't that just like a woman?) from Tuck, and ran to the window and whined until the girl opened the window and took her money. She stood looking in the window until the Ice Cream Cones came out. So dogs (Both of mine) understand the concept of shopping just as Danny had before. None of us would have been the least surprised if that had been Tuck paying for the ice cream. It wouldn't have even been mentionable. *The surprise was that it was REKA! But even though it was a surprise, she has all the elements of that capability, I just never knew she had that kind of chutzpa! And she did it herself and knew exactly what to do, and what she expected from the results. That is so cute, way to go Reka. Jan and the girls http://www.thefineartcare.com |
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"diddy" none wrote in message . .. None of us would have been the least surprised if that had been Tuck paying for the ice cream. It wouldn't have even been mentionable. The surprise was that it was REKA! But even though it was a surprise, she has all the elements of that capability, I just never knew she had that kind of chutzpa! And she did it herself and knew exactly what to do, and what she expected from the results. Well before she always had Danny. After all, c'mon diddy, you know we women are usually much better at handling money than males! Way to go, Reka! You do our gender proud! td |
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On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:53:57 -0400, "tiny dancer"
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