#ooc

And what is that?

She has learned that if she shoves the screen door with her nose, it alerts her people that she wants to come inside.

It makes a rattling noise, see.

Oh! Always a joy when dogs learn ways to train their humans

Oh, she's training you!

Put a bell on the door?

One you can teach her to ring, or a sleighbell like loop?

If you don't want her pawing up the screen perhaps

My one friend has a beagle/german shep mix

she put a little button on the floor by the door. it makes a noise, so sassafrass can let them know when she needs to be let out

Sassafras has learned it is the "summon human" button

gawd, Bae would sleep on that button

She ALWAYS wants to be out

I wish we had a yard for her

Maybe I should get bells.

I'm just sayin

ahahah

Valid.

Oh, Bianca has tried the "leap onto treat tree and squeak" gambit for temptations

... I mean, it usually works...

Zipper, who has passed away sadly, had this thick homemade plate for her food. When it was empty she would knock it off the book case it was on top of to signal it was time for food!

ha

"We get it"

Zipper is a good name

Well, when she was young you can guess how she got it

she calmed down in her middle and later years

Bailey used to get food in a food toy that would wobble around and dispense slowly.

But we had to take it away

Oh? Subject to abuse was it?

it;s one of these

hard polastic

and she found out she could lift it up and DROP IT

THUNK

THUNK

THUNK

to request refills.

I mean, it didn't WORK

but she kept trying...

There's a reason for the word 'dogged' 🙂

ugh my back hurts

I didn't expect the drywall to take ALL DAY. Too much time in kitchen chair

boo

Hell, I'm still waiting for a battery assist scheduled (SCHEDULED) for 0600-0800!

WRONG CHAT sorry

Nothing to see here

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