Lesson of the Day

[figmo]

To quote ladysprite, "I'm the primate; you're the doggie."

I've got a rambunctious one-year-old dog who's trying to train me. I'm trying to train her.

She almost but not quite jumps onto the bed. It's as if she wants me to come down off the bed for her. Warren likes to bend down for her, whereas the act of bending makes me nauseous (that head-upside-down thing). I actually want her to jump onto the bed. I will cuddle her massively if she does. I don't know how to get through to her that I do not like her trying to turn what, to me, is an essential part of her survival in this house into a game.

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[figmo.livejournal.com]

They stopped selling doggie chocolate drops here a few years ago (I remember them well; I trained Fuzzball and even the family Yorkie, Djinn-Djinn, with them). In high enough quantities, chocolate is toxic to dogs, and there was a big anti-chocolate campaign re: dogs a few years ago.

I tried carob yogurt drops, but they just don't do it for her. (Hmmm...if you could send some over here with Alan Thiesen or Talis and Simon or Rika.... ;-) )

I will try it with cheese, meanwhile. I have a drawer full of it in my refrigerator.

[plaid-dragon.livejournal.com]

Went looking for choc drops before I went to Mike and Annes', to send back with the Suttons. My local superstore appears not to stock them any more. I will see what I can find but I will have to go further afield.