I have been feeling pretty bad for my guinea pigs lately. They have been cooped up inside all winter and they are dying to get outside to play on the grass again. The only problem is their playpen was junked when we moved. I think it is time Adam build them a new one.
How often do you let your guinea pigs play outside? How many times a week? Do you have a special playpen?
I had a crazy night last night and it ended with my dogs eating my dinner!
All of the chaos started after I made myself a turkey sandwich and grilled asparagus for dinner. I brought my plate to the couch and sat down to eat it when I received a knock at my door. Now, anytime someone knocks at my door my dogs go CRAZY! It is very annoying. Can you relate?
I peaked through the blinds and saw a man, thinking it was a neighbor I opened the door a crack so that the dogs didn't run out, and said hi. Well, it wasn't a neighbor, it was security salesman. I think I forgot to mention that we have an ADT sign right by our front door, so it was pretty ludicrous that he knocked on our door in the first place.
With the door opened only a crack, I greeted him by saying I couldn't open my door further or my dogs would come charging out. But that didn't stop him from starting his spiel. After about 30 seconds I said hold on and nudged my way carefully outside. Annoyed I listened to what he had to say, until I remembered my dinner sitting next to the couch.
And of course, as I peered in through the crack in the door, I saw my dogs eating my dinner! Super annoyed at this point, I opened the door and shewed the dogs away from my food, only to have them run outside into the unfenced front yard, jumping up on the security salesman.
Furious! I corralled my dogs back in the house, told the salesman I was no longer in the mood to listen to his pitch and attempted to shut the door. All while he continued to try and sale me and give me his card to check out his website.
I think I might vow to never open the door again!
My night ended with me remaking my dinner and sitting down to The Bachelorette, trying to calm down from all the commotion.
I am curious, have you ever had an experience like this?
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Okay so I am still thinking about which new trick I will teach my dogs, but in the mean time, I was also thinking about teaching my cat some tricks.
My cat Aedan is very smart and on more than one occasion we have mentioned that he is a dog trapped in a cat's body. Can you relate?
Well why not bond with him too? I am going to start with the basics. I think sit will be his first trick. Here are the steps I plan on following to accomplish this; I pulled them from CatPlay.com
Training Steps
Gently put the cat on the table at the edge nearest to you, and pet him so he is comfortable.
Show your cat the reward, then give the command "Scooter, sit" and move the reward back and over his head.
As he tips his head back to follow the food, he will sit to keep his balance. When he sits, hit the clicker (or use your positive signal) and say "sit, good sit." Immediately give him his food reward.
Eventually your cat should respond to the command "sit" without you having to move the food over his head.
Once your cat has learned this behavior, you no longer need to place the cat on the table to sit.
In the beginning, if your cat does not sit on his own, you may gently press down on his hindquarters. Then hit the clicker (or use your positive signal) and say "sit, good sit." This trick will be easy with some cats, while others may resist being helped to sit. Be gentle and patient. Remember not to frustrate or frighten your cat. If he resists, try again another time. It's always better to have him sit on his own.
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