Our dog is a year old now and training her has been interesting.  I’ve never had a dog before, famously being a cat lover until our last cat turned me against the species for life. 

By the way, our 4 yr old really wants a pet black panther after a recent visit to the zoo. She asked me what they eat. 

“Steak,” I said, “and also us.”

“Why do they eat us?”  she asked. 

“Because you and I are made out of steak.” 

Her eyes got really big.  I expect her to become a vegetarian when she hits her teen years. 

Anyway, back to the dog….so Lisa and I have been training her, but not really and not consistently, so she’s sort of 40% trained.  It shows the most when we’re playing fetch in the back yard.  If I go outside with the dog and a bag of treats, she is fully obedient.  I’ll throw a toy, she’ll fetch it, run back to me, drop the toy at my feet and sit looking up at me.  Complete 100% obedience.  But if I don’t have any treats, she simply won’t obey.  I’ll throw the toy, she’ll fetch it and feign like she’s coming back with it, but when she’s 3 or 4 feet away from me, she’ll start to squat down and look at me like she wants to be chased.  She’ll run close, then run away.  When she runs close, I’ll tell her to sit and she’ll look right at me, full eye contact and NOT sit.  She’s out of control.  It hurts me a bit that she will only obey when she knows she’ll get a treat. 

#nowIknow howGodfeels.