When I'm ready to let him out, I call Ugi to the door. He runs and bounces against it, toy
still in his mouth. Summer, I let him take it outside with him because he
likes the company and because I can send him back to get it if he leaves it in
the yard. Winter, I say, “Leave toy!” because we may not see it again until
spring if he takes it outside.
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| Ugi wears his sweatshirt. It's a purple toy day. |
If he’s had a really rousing morning game, it’s hard for Ugi to drop the toy and go do his business. He’ll back away from the door, growl and
shake it, showing me his awesome power. When I insist he leave it, he sets it on the
floor and looks at me, laughing, grabs it again and runs around the room once
more before bouncing on the door to go outside. After that he’s usually ready
to leave his toy in the house and attend to his morning duties.
By this time, I'm usually chuckling. Who makes you smile in the morning?
Mary Mickelson --
ReplyDeleteUgi the entertainer! Loves his audience. I wonder if he would like to play "hide the treats" like Lily and her friend Woody. I let them watch where I put the small training treats at first, being sure that some were hard to get. Now they each have to hide their eyes until the treats are hidden. Woody uses his beagle nose and ingenuity to find them all. Lily relies on easy access and Woody dropping a few. Woody hunts down all the missed ones each time he visits.
I'm laughing out loud as I think of Ugi in that situation--he'd be very enthusiastic because he loves treats. I can't imagine getting him to hide his eyes. He'd be right next to me gobbling up the treats as I tried to hide them! ...or maybe I'm not smart enough to figure out how to play this game...entirely possible...:0)
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