Monday, August 2, 2010

Pictorial Essay Of An Old Dog Learning NEW Tricks

Dispatch never has learned the stay command too well.  I mean he would stay.  As long as you were saying stay constantly and maybe threw some sternness in there and didn't like get more than a few steps away.  After that all bets were off.  We would work on it but it just never did seem to get done.  Dispatch is 7 now.  Due to him being in the truck with Daddy and I and he having to be like TOUCHING one of us @ all times we thought it was necessary the other day to make him stay. 
Actually what brought it on was he went to sleep by himself in the bunk because he was so exhausted...he doesn't sleep while the truck is moving.   He's saying how could you do this to me, don't you miss me?
If I act all cool an nonchalant they will let me go right?

Hey you over there in the drivers seat?  See me? 

Oh come on, I know you see me, I've stayed for like 2 minutes......

This is getting ridiculous.

That's it, make a bridge so I can walk over to your lap Daddy.....


What do you mean you were just kidding and I have to STAY?

Hey you, there in the back with the flashy thing?  DO SOMETHING!!!

He now knows what stay means, he is none to happy about it however.

5 comments:

Bonnie Bergstein said...

Dispatch is soooo adorable!! Seeing him standing up on the passenger seat trying desperately to get everyone's attention is just so Bichon. They must be noticed and attached to us at all times. Mac will never learn "stay' (took 2 years for him to learn "sit", and he won't give paw!!
Great blog site!!

TC said...

Thanks for visiting Bonnie..he is a velcro dog...Dispatch does give paw but sitting is a matter of does he want to. If another dog is getting treats for tricks though Dis is like what do you want me to do now, three backflips and land on my front paws...right away...just give ME the treat...so I know he KNOWS what we want....

kathryn said...

Oh, how cute is he? He looks like a soft, fluffy doggie-doll in those photos!

And you can totally tell he knows what "stay" means. He just doesn't want to.

TC said...

My thoughts exactly Kathryn. He just doesn't want to. Also if he acts stupid he won't have to do what we want.....

SquirrelQueen said...

But stay is boring and doesn't have the same 'cuteness' factor. He's thinking, "If I show daddy my super cuteness he will let me have my way."