Pam
07-23-2005, 07:31 AM
My brother has a little westie named Millie. I have told this story before, but when my sister-in-law was very ill with cancer she used to get into a hot bath tub in the middle of the night for pain relief. One night she was not able to get out on her own and my brother was snoring and didn't hear her calling him. Millie ran to his bedside and barked and barked until he woke up and then he was able to help my SIL.
He told me the other day that Millie also has a thing about the phone. When it rings if he doesn't answer it quickly enough she will come to where he is and bark at him until he answers it! LOL! He never taught her to do either of these things. It is just something that Millie does on her own. :)
I used to have a miniature poodle named Ashley. She would sit down and then hold her front legs up and sort of *paw at the air* with her two front feet held closely together, all the while making the cutest little noises. She would do this on the floor, on furniture or whatever and would always get us to laugh! People used to ask me how I trained her to do that but I never did. It was just her own little silly thing that she did on her own.
Does your dog do anything out of the ordinary for which they were never trained? :)
He told me the other day that Millie also has a thing about the phone. When it rings if he doesn't answer it quickly enough she will come to where he is and bark at him until he answers it! LOL! He never taught her to do either of these things. It is just something that Millie does on her own. :)
I used to have a miniature poodle named Ashley. She would sit down and then hold her front legs up and sort of *paw at the air* with her two front feet held closely together, all the while making the cutest little noises. She would do this on the floor, on furniture or whatever and would always get us to laugh! People used to ask me how I trained her to do that but I never did. It was just her own little silly thing that she did on her own.
Does your dog do anything out of the ordinary for which they were never trained? :)