Last time I wrote, I was trying to teach Tally to use her new bell. The secret was butter. I'd put a tiny dab on the underside, and when she stuck her nose in to get at the butter, the bell rang and I'd open the door and let her out. Of course, that put her on the opposite side of the door from the butter so it may not have felt like a reward, but it did work and she rings pretty consistently now when she wants to go out.
And on a sad note about dogs, Tally's good buddy Tres had to be euthanized yesterday. He was an old, old guy and has been having trouble breathing, so yesterday was his last day. He spent the day with us while Brooke and Paul were at work, and we spoiled him nicely. Tres enjoyed much of the day on the deck, chewing on a new knuckle bone in the shade. Doesn't get much better than that for a lab.
Well it's about time :) Welcome back to blogging.
ReplyDeleteYes, we miss Trez! Thank-you for spoiling him on his last day.
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