Give It To Me

Originally posted by Vicci Rose on March 3, 2006.



Something just dawned on me this morning.



Sophie knows "give it too me" and I never taught it
to her. An example of her "THINKING"

She is 15 weeks old She has been doing this for a
couple of weeks now. Dummy me .... I'm just now noticing.



When she picks up things (as all puppies will no
matter how 'puppy proof the house & floor & everything is
supposed to be) she brings it to me. Or if I notice she has something
I don't want her to have (like my shoe, while I'm still half asleep in the
morning) I say "bring it to me" and she does, then she lets
go of it as soon as I put my hand on it. Hmmmmm ....... I think
I'm on to something here. I can go with this to get her to bring me my
shoes. And from there to other things? Will let you know how this
works.



Now for a clue ... or two.

We play fetch early in the morning instead of the
"Power walk". The command is "Fetch", normal,
right? She still wants to hang on to it, instead of giving it to me. The
command is "let me have it" THEN she gives it to me.



She has finally stopped thinking Tom's slippers are a
toy. HE seldom used them when she first came here. AND she has never chewed
anything up .... yet. The command to get them back was the same as in
fetch.

Originally posted by Lois Schwarz on March 3, 2006.



Good morning. Say vic, I just went into my
"organize my email box" that AOL has. there are some email letters that I have
never opened in there. This was one of them. hmmm. How did this
happen?

AOL must have downloaded some emails into my
computer when my computer was left on that day. Gee I am sorry. I better check
them all.

This is a good letter to post in our SHEPALUTE
site, so I will do that. These dogs are so naturally smart and yours in
particular.

love ya Lois

Originally posted by shepaluteprez on August 10, 2006.





Wow, that is a really neat story. I think this Citara thinks like that. I can see her wheels turning as I speak to her. I'm thinking it must be the same for your Sophie. Do you have a picture of Sophie? I'd love to see her as you talk about her life with you.

Shepaluteprez