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.
We’re back to house training and this photo that shows that Rusty poops like a spider.
Seeing Sparky asleep in the snack pit for the second morning, made me think of that old proverb.
Sparky, that old sinner, lies all the time about being a ninja, coyote fighter or knowing how to drive my truck. I let him because he says some wild shit.
I wasn’t going to post any more, but Rusty was screwing around and got his head stuck in the cone of shame.
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