Red and Rover by Brian Basset for February 25, 2023

For such treats he will play a complete Shakespeare scene when you ask him to “Play dead”

You did a good job training him, Rover.

Anything for Milky Bones!

Thanks to Milky Bones, lol!

Good boy Red, now here’s some ice cream. Yip yip yip yip yip

Rover you aced it. Red only gave commands, you did what he told you.

Good human.

Our Rugby had us totally trained. 24/7 was “ Master of the House “!

It’s us who get trained…especially owning a cat!

LOL!

Dogs will do most anything to please their “owners” even without treats, but they do appreciate them!

Good Rover!

Good boy Rover …… and so are you Red for giving him a nice treat …… :)

That is my exact 7p nightly routine at home with my dog, except my dog came to me at age 6 with no understanding of the concept of language. I hold up the bone, and she sits down. I put it behind my back, and she lies down. I hold it back up, and she sits again, and then I hand it to her and then it’s gone. My dog cannot learn words, I have done my best. So we rely on voice tone, body language and some simple DSL. (Dog sign language, which I made up.) She responds to the name I gave her, but who knows if she recognizes the actual name or my tone, since on a rare occasion at home she ignores me because it almost time for a meal or treat and she is busy staring at the kitchen counters. (Her form of DSL.)