Henry is a quiet dog (thank goodness!), but tonight when I got home he was wound up and in the mood to let out a yap to hurry me along. The "speak" command was on my mind because a co-worker and I had been discussing our dog classes, and in hers they tried teaching the dogs to speak.
Soooo, I thought I'd give it a try. Honestly, I didn't think he'd get it at all, but after praising him after the first bark, I could see the wheels turning in his head. He was really trying to figure it out. Barking is a good thing?! So we kept at it until we got the speak, bark, and treat lined up just right. This video is taken after a series of successful attempts.
Most of the time the bark doesn't come nearly that fast. He still has to think about it and seems to struggle to get the bark out. Sometimes it starts as a whine.
And hey, what is that in the background? Why, yes, it's the completed plank. Doesn't everyone have a blue and yellow board in their living room?
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