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May 13, 2011

TEACHING A YOUNG DOG NEW TRICKS

Sometimes you just can't teach old dogs new tricks.
But we found that sometimes it is even harder to teach a young dog new tricks.

Let me explain.
In Montana one of Mistaya's favorite things to do was to try to 'kill' the water that came out of the hose.
Because she would try so hard to bite and chew the stream of water that we learned to place a large plant pot tray under the stream of water.  During her chewing she would tear up a lot of grass causing ugly bare spots in our lawn.

It did appear that Mistaya was trying to explain to Maggie how the sport of biting and chewing a stream of water actually works.

Maggie did seem to try real hard to understand what this game was all about.

She gave it a real brave try.....

She lunged at the spraying water...
She tried watching for a second...

She tried lunging at it...

She couldn't figure out what Mistaya was doing...or why she was doing it.

Finally Maggie stopped and just watched...still very puzzled why Mistaya would want to fight with a stream of water.

4 comments:

  1. Well to be honest, it puzzles me too:)

    Maybe Maggie would prefer a pool??

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  2. Hey! That is a very good idea. We will see if that works!
    Thanks, Gail and the pups

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  3. yah, it seems crazy to me too!! Now my cousin in Texas, she loves that game and she will get the squuirts!! bol

    wags
    Jazzi

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  4. Maybe Maggie is smarter than Mistaya...... Maybe.......
    Maybe she sees no reason to bite the water??
    Yes lets see if she would like a kiddy pool??
    Thanks for your visit!!
    xx, Bambi & Fern

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