but not our dogs. this was taken after moose coughed up (and out) one of the treats we were using to lure them into place. he coughed. treat flew. and he gobbled it down, for the second time.
rewind. first i had to just get the dogs to sit together, facing the same direction.
done!then for the antlers. when moose graduated his basic obedience class, he was the first in his class to be able to tolerate wearing a party hat to celebrate. it's a simple enough process. show dog hat. treat. move hat closer to dog. treat. baby steps until you finally have trained the dog to associate the annoyance of a party hat on its head with treats.
sttttaaaaayyyy.....
success!
well, we never trained moose to tolerate items on matilda's head. silly us for not thinking that one through.
note: matilda antler in moose's mouth:
and to be honest, matilda was never really taught the party hat/treat game. she just tolerates our crap because she is insanely loyal and eager to please. she was nervous...ears back and eyes looking for reassurance.
maybe moose being equally humiliated made her feel better. because in time, they both seemed to relax and ease into it:
until it all fell to crap.....again.....and i just needed to give Tillies some scritchies as thanks.
i love our dogs. this is no secret. i loved them as much as i loved them until i saw this picture:
and then i loved them more. what a lovely mess they are. i wouldn't have it any other way.
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