Ziggy has me very well-trained, I realize sometimes. Like in the mornings, she now regularly gets a treat to say good morning. She has made this happen by sitting watchfully outside the kitchen as I make my coffee, being a very good dog whom I wanted to reward. But now it's an every day kind of thing. She loves that morning snack so it's hard for me to say no to a very good dog.
She likes routines and rewards, and who doesn't?
I'm wondering again about her backstory - she had to have had cats with her. The way she uses her paws to bat things and how she tucks them in like a cat. Also, whenever she sees a cat she gets super excited - even more than she does with a dog now.
I wish I liked cats enough to get one for her. I know she needs a friend, but another dog is seeming less like a good idea. Ziggy likes being an only dog in many respects, and she's recently been showing some jealousy of her friend when he's here. Not much, just wanting to be sure he's not getting a treat without her. He is pretty stand-offish and not pushy at all like her so it's fine - he's usually not wanting to be around people anyway. I first met him the day they adopted him and he and I have always had a more affectionate relationship than he does with anybody else, but he's not jealous of Ziggy. He's very mild-mannered, as they said and I agree. He's the opposite of Ziggy, who is would very tight.
I contacted the dog trainer over the weekend, knowing I need some professional intervention to keep us on track because I've gotten lazy. ON Monday he said to call but I was so busy, so I called on TUesday. Then I followed up with email. He said he'd call yesterday, but no word. Um ... that doesn't seem very professional.
And now Ziggy is telling me it's time to go for a walk. It's like she can tell time because at exactly the correct time of when "oh good grief, it's so late I need to go walk if I'm going to or Ill be late to work" she came and sat to stare at me.
This dog is so adorable. Maybe she's like Luther, my anger translator. I convey a calmer demeanor than I feel on the inside - I always want to tell people off for their ridiculousness and rarely do, and Ziggy feels no need to be similarly contained.
She likes routines and rewards, and who doesn't?
I'm wondering again about her backstory - she had to have had cats with her. The way she uses her paws to bat things and how she tucks them in like a cat. Also, whenever she sees a cat she gets super excited - even more than she does with a dog now.
I wish I liked cats enough to get one for her. I know she needs a friend, but another dog is seeming less like a good idea. Ziggy likes being an only dog in many respects, and she's recently been showing some jealousy of her friend when he's here. Not much, just wanting to be sure he's not getting a treat without her. He is pretty stand-offish and not pushy at all like her so it's fine - he's usually not wanting to be around people anyway. I first met him the day they adopted him and he and I have always had a more affectionate relationship than he does with anybody else, but he's not jealous of Ziggy. He's very mild-mannered, as they said and I agree. He's the opposite of Ziggy, who is would very tight.
I contacted the dog trainer over the weekend, knowing I need some professional intervention to keep us on track because I've gotten lazy. ON Monday he said to call but I was so busy, so I called on TUesday. Then I followed up with email. He said he'd call yesterday, but no word. Um ... that doesn't seem very professional.
And now Ziggy is telling me it's time to go for a walk. It's like she can tell time because at exactly the correct time of when "oh good grief, it's so late I need to go walk if I'm going to or Ill be late to work" she came and sat to stare at me.
This dog is so adorable. Maybe she's like Luther, my anger translator. I convey a calmer demeanor than I feel on the inside - I always want to tell people off for their ridiculousness and rarely do, and Ziggy feels no need to be similarly contained.
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