We recently walked Ray to our Humane Society so that he could see his friends there (and wear him out a little as it a 45 minute walk to get there!).
We decided to detour through our downtown area on our way back home which would take us past Ray’s favorite places. (He is so spoiled!), and it soon becameΒ obvious that the Lululemon store that was being renovated was once again in business! Much to Ray’s delight, not only was there a bowl of water outside, there was large bowl full of biscuits!
Ray happily sat while I took a biscuit from the bowl and gave it to him in pieces, and then we moved on. Further down the road was the temporary Lululemon store (that had nothing for dogs the last time we were there). The store was now empty, but Ray knew exactly what used to be at that location. Of course he does not understand that our downtown can only support one Lululemon store and so…..“I know I have the right store… and it still smells of Lululemon… and I know that somebody is in there… so…”
This has to be the first time that Ray has used his charm and received nothing in return!
He was not unhappy though having had his earlier biscuit which was pretty big!
Awww! Sweet Ray looking in the window!
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He does that a lot… and it works. He is big enough to be seen and, once he knows that he has got somebody’s attention, he tilts his head and gives them the “big eyes… poor me” look. It works 99% of the time! π
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Very smart of him! π
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He is a smart boy! π
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Well THAT certainly explains why there was no biscuit bowl at the first location last week. ::whew:: Lululemon is still on the good dog list!
I had a Shih Tzu in NYC that came across a big box of fast-food chicken that somebody had dropped on the street – gobbling an entire piece before I could get it away from him and toss it in the trash. Until he died, he always checked out the “chicken-find place” on every single walk.
Optimism indeed and the willingness to abandon all the assumptions that often keep us mere humans from going after what we want.
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
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They really are good role models aren’t they! π
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They really are good EVERYTHING! Best relationships ever.
xx,
mgh
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Ray is such a model of patience! π
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It really is all relative to what he’s got in mind! π
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So funny!
My office moved next door from its old location maybe a year and a half or two years ago – we were only in our first office for 8-10 months, but Choppy still looks at the door when we go by on our way to the new office, as if she thinks we might go back into the old office.
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They certainly have good memories (when it suits them), and are great opportunists. π
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Dogs are so clever. He’ll muddle it over and figure it out. (Although they always stop just in case long after the treats have moved location)
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They cannot be faulted for their optimism! π
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You’d think Someone would have received Ray’s message, as he was sending it loud and clear! π
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Ray uses his “sit and stare” routine on a regular basis and, as far as I can recall, this was the first time in the 4 years that he has been with us that he got a “0” response!
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haha But it won’t stop him from trying in the future! π
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Of course not. We mere humans can learn so much from them!
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Ray is so well-behaved… Many dogs I know would have attacked the biscuits! Give him one more biscuit for being a really good boy π
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Oh Prajakta – Ray has attacked a biscuit bowl before now. Our procedure is to ask him to sit in a place where he cannot reach the bowl, and then I get him his biscuit. π
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Come to Norfolk, Ray. I’ll have a bowl of biscuits ready for you. β€
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I’m not going to tell him that otherwise he’ll be trying to drag me to Toronto Airport! A lovely thought though! π
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That speaks volumes about his feelings and how he thinks. Those pictures are great Colin.
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Thank you Ron. Having Ray as the model certainly helps! π
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