New Trick

Cooper has been amazing, and he loves to feel like he is doing something and a part of us, so I started to think of just how I can help…

I live in a home with a husband and three sons (wouldn’t trade them for all the fake princesses in the world)… and each one of my boys has the same problem! They’ll take off a shirt or pair of socks, and they don’t seem to make it to the dirty clothes. I am currently working with Cooper to take the dirty clothes to the hamper, and to help me run around cleaning up. “Dirty Clothes, put it in the hamper”.

He’s been a faithful little dog, that sleeps at my feet, and never strays too far from us. I’m hoping this new trick/chore will be something that is done by him like “wake your kids” has been most mornings. The kids now know to get out of bed, or Cooper will lick your face, pull off covers, and step all over you will his big paws in his task to “wake the kids”!!!

~*Crossing Fingers*~ … I am truly hoping with my heart him helping to pick up the dirty clothes is successful too.

As time progresses, I am becoming more confident with Cooper, in my ability to teach him, and I think I am starting to realize that the purpose of the classes at PetsMart has been ultimately for me to learn not him. I’m the one that is to work with him through out the week, and the class time is divided in such a way that other than the initial command they do not invest in him as much as I do. Oh, and I would like to add that the internet, Youtube, and even Comcast’s videos in OnDemand have been helpful/informative. I really enjoyed the “take a bow” Comcast showed months ago, now he does it when he thinks he is being cute not when told.