117 days ago by antshooz | 52 views | 1 barks

Training Update

Hello friends,

As you may remember I’ve been working very hard on training Shooz ever since I moved in with her.  I am happy to report the training has been a huge success. 

Sharing my bed with Shooz is much better, she now understands that I get to choose my spot first and that I get to choose another spot whenever I like, I usually take her spot because it’s always pre-warmed.  How does she do that?  She also is much better at belly rubs in a semi-concious state, I just barely nudge her hand and she gets right to it.

I’ve also been successful at teaching Shooz about my territory in the living room.  She now realizes that I own the entire floor and everything on it, the chair, ottoman and couch.  I do share the couch with her sometimes, after all she does feed me and take me for walks.  I’ve also taught Shooz a new trick.  Its called ‘The Bridge" and its my new favorite place to take a nap.  When Shooz sits on the couch,  I jump up on her lap and scratch her leg.  It didn’t take her long to realize what that means, she stretches her legs out and rests her feet on the coffee table and there’s my bridge.  Its the most comfortable place to nap!  

My latest project is to get on the dining table.  It’s still exclusively Shooz territory. I’ve never ever been up there.  Even though Shooz sometimes gives me little tastes of the things she is eating at the table, I would like to get up there and investigate for myself.  I’ve been trying to jump up, but its too high.  But I’m not giving up yet, one of these days I’ll figure out how to get up there. 

Training a people is not easy but its definitely worth it!