Punishment

Before heading to the see Dooley's friends we tried "find" again. I have him wait in the kitchen and I hide the treat in the living room completely out of sight. He did exceptionally well waiting until I called for him to find. He didn't peak or scoot closer to see what I was doing. It was very impressive. 

We headed to the Finck's last night to get some play time in with the kids and Blu.

A few seconds in, Blu body slams Dooley, which is most likely well deserved. Dooley and Blu were running about in the back yard when a lot of barking began. The dogs on the other side of the brown fence behind the evergreens were barking at Blu and Dooley, so Blu and Dooley barked back. Dooley was starting to get aggressive, jumping up, really barking, almost a snarl. The kids in that yard came up to the fence as well and I didn't want anything bad to happen so I yelled and yelled at Dooley to LEAVE IT. He would run to me and make a circle and continue to go back and berate the neighbors kids and dogs. So I went up there and got him and put him on the ground with one hand over his neck and the other over his back legs. I'd seen Joe do this many times when Dooley wouldn't listen. He understood what was happening right away and laid very still panting. After only a minute he tried to get free. I enforced my control over him and continued the time out. Afterwards, he didn't bark at the neighbors anymore. When he would start to run up in that direction I immediately yelled Leave It and he circled back to me. He really is a good dog.

After terrorizing the Finck's we headed back home where Dooley passed out so hard he didn't even realize when I had left the room. I could hardly coax him off the couch to go outside one last time before going to bed. 

This morning we went back to the Finck's for breakfast. Dooley and Blu played outside and Dooley barked at the door when breakfast was served.  Kate was coerced into making Carmel Rolls for the family. Our grandmother made them when we were growing up and Kate learned the skill directly from her. All uncles, aunts, cousins, siblings, and spouses desire them and must wait patiently for the mother of two to get to work. After they are made I am told she drives to everyones houses to deliver them. Often getting requests to wake up a 4am so they can have fresh Carmel Rolls with their coffee at 7am. I told Kate she should trade that request in for a night and morning free of kids. 

Sometimes Dooley over stays his welcome. I knew we were getting close when he tried to eat little Ellen's favorite stuffed animal "kitty" and little Graham's stuffed fish. Time to go home Dooley. Now he lays on the big pad in the kitchen snoozing in the sun waiting for the next adventure.