I come across these videos on You Tube and I'm not sure if I'm amazed or perturbed. If these videos get out and the humans get some crazy idea that all doggies should do these amazing "tricks" or should I say peasant labor then we are all in trouble. My mom has already watched these videos a couple times each and she even showed them to my dad. I heard her say maybe she should spend more time training with us and then we could do cool tricks like that. What is going on here? By the way I know plenty of tricks like sit, down, shake, high five, etc... I'm already being taken to training classes. Yes, I know I'm not required to participate I've been able to observe and wiggle in the grass but what if this just keeps escalating and before you know it I'll have to work. Work !!! Ugh !!! I thought the humans were supposed to make the tea and toast, do the laundry and shopping, and take care of us. What is this world coming to.
Here are the videos if you wanna see what's got my fur all twisted.
Ok. I must admit Jesse is one cute Jack Russell Terrier. He's smart, bouncy, enjoys yummy treats, and I think I would enjoy bouncing and romping with this little guy. (Shhh, don't tell my boyfriend - the chihuahua neighbor) You can tell Jesse really enjoys everything he is doing. He looks so happy and after a trick well done he's looking for his reward. He's got a lot of talent and I would love to see Bella learn all these cool tricks too. I'm sure she could do them easy :) This is yet another great example of how you don't have to use any force or physical manipulation on us doggies for us to do what you would like. All you have to do is ask kindly and reward generously and appropriately. Everyone deserves a paycheck for a job well done.
I am admiring his talent and his handsomeness and I'm torn between adoring him and wishing he could be my neighbor too and loathing him for causing my Mom to wanna teach us new things. I like getting all the yummy treats when learning new things but I'd rather she just hand them to me because I'm so amazingly beautiful....which has worked very well for me so far and it's so much easier that way. I don't confused because I can do amazingly beautiful all day ;)
Emma
Friday, September 23, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Silly Sunday
These fun photos were captured before, during, and after our training class.
What??? I wasn't the one in class. The bobbsey twins were taking their class and I was just ummmm, unwinding a bit. Enjoying the beautiful sunshine and fresh grass. Okay, maybe I was bragging a little bit that I didn't have to work and the bobbsey twins did ;) A Queen does have that privileged you know.
What??? I wasn't the one in class. The bobbsey twins were taking their class and I was just ummmm, unwinding a bit. Enjoying the beautiful sunshine and fresh grass. Okay, maybe I was bragging a little bit that I didn't have to work and the bobbsey twins did ;) A Queen does have that privileged you know.
Emma
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Sweet Pea Goes to School
Mom and Dad said I have to go to school. It involved a ride in the EmmaMobile so of course I said lets go! I had no idea what they were talking about, but whenever we ride in the EmmaMobile we usually end up somewhere fun and eating yummy food. We drove and drove and drove and drove and when we arrived I met this new lady and she was very friendly. She tossed food in all directions on the ground and I sniffed them out and ate them. Then Mom and Dad did the same game with me. Then Dad and the teacher lady did this game where food was placed way in front of me and the teacher showed me the food and then took it away and showed me where she put it way in front of me and I tried to go get it but we would get almost there and then Dad turned around and we were going in the complete opposite direction, Huh? Then we turned around and I tried to go to it again and then - repeat. What's this about? Finally I made it! I did notice that if the leash remained loose I was allowed to continue walking toward the food, but if I got in a hurry and tried to pull we turned around and went away from the food, Hmmmm. I wonder what this means? The teacher gave Mom and Dad a lot of papers to read and I heard Mom and Dad say we have homework to do. What's homework?
On the way home we got BURGERS ! They are so yummy.
We have been doing our homework and let me tell you it's kinda confusing and I really can't pay attention that long. Don't they know there is more important things to do like sniff and bark and sniff and bark and sniff. Why am I eating food off the ground? Why are we walking forward then turning around and walking back then turning around and walking forward? Do they know we are never going to get anywhere that way. I'll do whatever they want because they give me food when it's not even meal time. I've been getting things like cheese ravioli, hot dogs, string cheese, zukes, Three Dog Bakery cookies. Keep this homework stuff coming because the increase in yummies is awesome.
Here's a little peek at me doing my homework. Can anyone guess which one of our blog friends inspired our choice of music?
Hint: He's relentlessly huge, brindle, lives on an estate, has a Pea too as a member of his family, and his name is said in the song.
Answer: Mango
Hey Mango, did you hear them say your name? It's called "Mango Walk". Arf,Arf,Arf, isn't that just soooo funny? It's called Mango Walk and I'm learning loose leash walking and my friend his name is Mango. Funny!
Gotta go all this homework has made my brain tired. I think I'm going to go take a snooze.
Pee S: Here are some helpful links to Loose Leash Walking if anyone is interested. We only use kind and respectful training techniques. No prong, pinch or choke collars.
Maybe our next post can break it down step by step how I am learning this valuable "trick". Mom likes to keep it light and fun and calling it "obedience" just sounds depressing. If it's fun we will both want to do it. Everything we learn is a "trick" and the process of learning it is a game. We always end our lesson when we have "won" the game which means we have successfully achieved our goal or successfully completed a step toward our goal. The foundation for any trick or behavior is to have our attention.
On the way home we got BURGERS ! They are so yummy.
We have been doing our homework and let me tell you it's kinda confusing and I really can't pay attention that long. Don't they know there is more important things to do like sniff and bark and sniff and bark and sniff. Why am I eating food off the ground? Why are we walking forward then turning around and walking back then turning around and walking forward? Do they know we are never going to get anywhere that way. I'll do whatever they want because they give me food when it's not even meal time. I've been getting things like cheese ravioli, hot dogs, string cheese, zukes, Three Dog Bakery cookies. Keep this homework stuff coming because the increase in yummies is awesome.
Here's a little peek at me doing my homework. Can anyone guess which one of our blog friends inspired our choice of music?
Hint: He's relentlessly huge, brindle, lives on an estate, has a Pea too as a member of his family, and his name is said in the song.
Answer: Mango
Hey Mango, did you hear them say your name? It's called "Mango Walk". Arf,Arf,Arf, isn't that just soooo funny? It's called Mango Walk and I'm learning loose leash walking and my friend his name is Mango. Funny!
Gotta go all this homework has made my brain tired. I think I'm going to go take a snooze.
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Pee S: Here are some helpful links to Loose Leash Walking if anyone is interested. We only use kind and respectful training techniques. No prong, pinch or choke collars.
Links:
- http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2001/lltotal.htm
- http://pitbullrescuecentral.blogspot.com/2011/03/loose-leash-walking.html
- http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/leash-walking/
- http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/behavior/Handouts/LLW.pdf
- http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/pulling-leash
- http://www.dogstardaily.com/files/Walking%20On%20Leash.pdf
Maybe our next post can break it down step by step how I am learning this valuable "trick". Mom likes to keep it light and fun and calling it "obedience" just sounds depressing. If it's fun we will both want to do it. Everything we learn is a "trick" and the process of learning it is a game. We always end our lesson when we have "won" the game which means we have successfully achieved our goal or successfully completed a step toward our goal. The foundation for any trick or behavior is to have our attention.
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