Oh, I do love that avatar and I'm sure Zoe is pleased as punch!
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Oh, I do love that avatar and I'm sure Zoe is pleased as punch!
awww, thanks. It is my favorite photo of the two of them, taken about year after Koko came to live with us. I know Zoe would approve, she loved him so and he worshiped her. Zoe took care of Koko and in return when she needed help, he took care of her.
The bonds dog can form with each other and with us continue to amaze me and always will.
Little Boy decided to take himself out the front door because the neighbor's Golden had the nerve to poo on Koko's lawn. So when hubby opened the front door, guess who decided to sneak out? There he is standing on the front stoop. I tell hubby, do you know Koko is outside loose? So of course hubby freaks out and yells "Koko stay!!"
Koko of course continues on toward the drive way.:eek::eek::eek:
I am standing in the foyer so I yell in my sing song voice "Koko CO-ME" and the naughty dog turns back to the house and runs inside to me.
Thank Goodness!!!:):):)
And all I could think of was how I got yelled at at obedience school for calling him in that sing song voice instead of sounding authorative:(:mad:
Well, I guess my way works, thank goodness!!!!:p:p:p:p
Koko's decides to be dog around town without me:D:D:D:D:D:rolleyes:
Tis a very cute photo of those two love bugs!! I hope the cleaning is over for the week Addy, 4 days of it... well that sucks!! lol You must be able to eat off the floor after all that! Enjoy the rest of your time with your visitors and I have my fingers crossed the weather gods will be kind and give you loads of sunshine... Tickle for Koko and a hug for you xxxxx
omg, that is one of my biggest fears is molly going out the door. I'm always really careful with the door, but hubby and others sometimes have been known to leave it wide open while they stand and talk. For petes sake, why would you do that with a dog that you Know lives in her own world. sheeezzz.
Glad Koko came back to you and I'd go with the sing song too. It works!
huggers
Sharlenea and molly muffin
I'm so glad he came back! That is such a sick and scary feeling when they are loose and you don't know if they will respond or not. I think it's more important to use what works with our babies than to follow the herd like sheep. If the singsong voice works better than the authoritative, then the singsong is what should be used regardless of what the experts say. ;)
It is such a sick feeling and so hard to stay calm. I spent so much time teaching Koko and Zoe to stay when the door is opened but every once in a while Koko just gets excited and hubby has the screen door set to close very slowly so that just enticies him when he is all excited.
I guess we need to review that lesson:rolleyes::rolleyes: His stay is pretty solid so we will do stay at the open door and practice again as well as practice come.
It is my fault for being lazy about some of these commands, not asking him to do them, just taking for granted he will.
Been there, done that! It's terrifying!:eek::eek::eek:
Traveling Koko- how to take your small dog to places they are not allowed.
1- carry them
2- act super confident
3- call them a celebrity name
We took Koko past the no dogs sign into the ariport to pick up our guests, past dozen of airport attendees and workers yesterday. We called him "Hank"- our base ball teams famous rescue dog. SUCCESS:D
We then strolled in to the best hotel in town, sat down on a sofa and Koko entertained all the passerby s who by the way either smiled at him or wanted to pet him.
Traveling boy had quite the afternoon!!! And I can brag about how well behaved he was. Absolutely perfect.
Way to go Koko. He loves company.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Lol. It looks like Koko is on his way to becoming something big and wonderful. I'm very happy for him and you too Addy. :cool::D:)
Pulling off the Hank impersonation, good thing Koko looks very much like Hank. :cool:
Maybe Ginger can pass for Paris Hilton's chihuahua if she ever goes anywhere, no idea what her name is tho.:rolleyes: