Apparently, you really can teach an old dog new tricks. That is, if you consider 3.5 old for a dog and if you consider “sit” a trick. When we got Buddy, he had everything we wanted in a dog – He was loyal, quiet, sweet, good with our girls and house-trained. He was not trained to do any tricks and has shown zero interest in learning.
What Buddy does love is food. He loves his dog food, my food, dog biscuits and any other food-like item he can get his paws on. We’ve been trying out these Cesar Cookie Crunchies with him to see if we can finally teach him a trick and I think we’ve made progress.
It seems Buddy has finally mastered the art of sitting and he is in love with the Cesar Cookie Crunchies. See that blur? That’s Buddy’s tail wagging like crazy when he sees the treat. They’re pretty small treats (being treats for small dogs), so they’re perfect for training without worrying about over-feeding him.
Buddy’s such a good little man he even let’s the girls get in on the training action without snatching the treats out of their hands. That’s why I love him so much. Those girls get in his face and kiss on him, they lay on him, they play with his fur – and he just lays there and lets them do it. He really is the perfect family dog. I’m so glad we visited that shelter 2 years ago and brought Buddy home. We couldn’t have made a better choice.
For his next trick, I’m going to see if the treats can get him to get his lazy butt off the couch in the morning when it’s time to go outside. I kid you not, this dog will refuse to get out of his warm spot on the sofa and go all day long without going to the bathroom while we’re at work just to avoid moving. It’s part of his charm.
I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Cesar and received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.
This image is igniting quite a firestorm in the mommy blogging community. Actually, it’s igniting quite a firestorm everywhere. Once again, the breastfeeding debate is in full swing.
