There’s only one way to approach old friends who are human – flat out. Don’t worry about stopping, when you hit them with your front paws, that’ll do it OK and they don’t mind. In fact most of mine love it, they like feeling important and of course having a dog treat them like that… Continue reading Old Friends who are Human
Category: Betty’s Blog
Toys
Now I like toys. I have a friend, Indy, who chews hers up, but I look after mine. Indy gets lots of new toys but never has many at any one time, as she’s chewed them all up. I on the other hand, don’t get many, but I have a big toy box full of… Continue reading Toys
Getting to Keep the Ball
So, my lot tried to teach me the game of ‘fetch’ at one point. Fetch. Really? I honestly can’t see the point of bringing a ball back to them, just so they can throw it away again. I like to play ‘keep’, it’s much more fun. When they throw the ball, pick it up, then… Continue reading Getting to Keep the Ball
Human Retrieve
Now this is a good one. I particularly like to play it with my male human. You sit near the edge of a bed or sofa with a toy – a soft toy works best. You play with it for a while until it falls over the edge onto the floor, then you look down… Continue reading Human Retrieve
Fetch
So, like many humans, my people like to play fetch. Now, apparently, the idea of this is that a human throws the ball and the dog runs after it, grabs it and brings it back. There are some dogs who like this, indeed one of my good friends Indy is one of them. Good luck… Continue reading Fetch
The Move
It all started last March Mike and Linda had been running around for ages, putting things in boxes and taking lots of things away that I never saw again. For the previous two days, strange men had come to the house and had carried out furniture and boxes and loaded them into vans and then… Continue reading The Move
New People
Something to remember about humans is that they think they’re all unique – which they sort-of are, just like us, but just like you can guess another dog’s temperament by what they look like and how they are acting, you can do the same with humans too. Just remember that they mostly have a low… Continue reading New People
Recall
Recall is when you’re off by yourself, usually following some amazing scent and they blow the whistle or call your name or some other sound they use just for this. Now my lot are cunning – they use the same sound when they feed me as when they want me to come back. Even when… Continue reading Recall
Lead Work
Your human wants you to walk on the lead at the same pace as they do, next to them. There is benefit in doing this, but no real problem if you forget yourself from time to time and stop for a sniff. Don’t be surprised if they over-react though and make sure that you make… Continue reading Lead Work
Litter
As a puppy I had a thing about litter. I like carrying things, human tissues are nice and soft and they often have an interesting smell and taste – you puppies know what I mean. So, I noticed that none of my humans particularly like me picking stuff up when I’m out, or at least… Continue reading Litter