Rusty and I had fun playing fetch. He is very athletic, and was into the game. It’s a shame that Sparky can’t play. It looks like he really wants to, but if he was released from his crate, Rusty would let Sparky go after the toy. Rusty would lose interest in the game.
I don’t know if this contributed to what happened later, but it doesn’t make any difference.
They were all leashed up and ready to go for a walk. I went into the living room to get my shoes. They thought I had abandoned them or brought a cat home, or I don’t know what.
Everything was forgiven when we went outside.
Sparky is about 50/50 on coming when I call him, but he will come every time I lie down on the couch. Taking an afternoon nap with a puppy is the best.
When I laid down on the couch, I was surprised how quick Rusty was to read the play. He nosed in. I invited him up, and he settled in for a nap.
Zooming in on Rusty, he looks like a CGI dog. He looks a little phony.
I am trying out different dog walking strategies. This is the ‘standard professional’. One hand with multiple dogs.
It’s not perfect.
Rusty is so serious and Sparky so amused, they are worth a close up.
Rusty doesn’t know why he’s in jail again. Sparky thinks it’s funny that Rusty doesn’t pee when we go on walks.
In a previous video, Sparky was used to demonstrate to Rusty, how the ‘crate’ command works. In between demonstrations, Sparky happily anticipated his next reward.
This is sped up to shorten it, but training takes time.
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