One day Denzil needed to learn something new. He wasn't competing any more, so I had no "official" things to train.
I was thinking of what sort of trick I could train, then it struck me: I had a problem that Denzil could solve.
The problem: every morning our paper was dropped at the end of our drive. I didn't particularly like having to trudge outside in PJ's just so I could read the paper with my breakfast.
So I trained Denzil to do it for me. It was Denzil's favorite thing to do every day.
Here's a video we took the winter before last. You'll notice that in true Cardi style he adds some "flair" to his performance for the camera. Normally he would make a beeline out to the paper and run right back. But this was more fun.
I was thinking of what sort of trick I could train, then it struck me: I had a problem that Denzil could solve.
The problem: every morning our paper was dropped at the end of our drive. I didn't particularly like having to trudge outside in PJ's just so I could read the paper with my breakfast.
So I trained Denzil to do it for me. It was Denzil's favorite thing to do every day.
Here's a video we took the winter before last. You'll notice that in true Cardi style he adds some "flair" to his performance for the camera. Normally he would make a beeline out to the paper and run right back. But this was more fun.
awww! what a good boy!
ReplyDeleteGood boy, Denzil! He seems enormously proud of himself!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't watch this until today 'cause my office blocks YouTube (the nerve of them!) This is so absolutely adorable and handy, too!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I saw your comment about the deer, and Rip being a handful....Jimmy is actually a pretty good boy now, but the first year was tough! I used to say that if he had gone to a new-to-Cardis person or possibly even just a companion home who wanted a sit around the house dog, he might well have been returned to his breeder. But all that spunk/energy/drive gave me a great agility dog!