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THE DISOBEDIENT DOG

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Duke is a disobedient dog. He is sweet, funny, and smarter than a lot of people I know, but he doesn’t like taking orders. Or coming when called. Or stopping if told to “cut it out.”

He’s working on it, though.

He can’t figure out how come I know he’s trying to knock down the dining room gate even though I can’t see him. He hasn’t yet realized I can hear him, even from another room.

He is learning. Not as fast as I would like, but not bad, either. He connects the “time out” with the event that caused it … and not every dog does. We’ll work it out.

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45 replies

  1. dancingpalmtrees
    09/14/2017 • 13:12

    All your dogs are so adorable. Duke is a cutie pie. The Furry Wild One! Every time you write about your dogs it brings a smile to my day.

    Here are 15 Doggy Facts: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shayanroy/astounding-facts-about-dogs?utm_term=.hgWNjJZ15#.mdXMv8GJE

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  2. evilsquirrel13
    09/14/2017 • 00:52

    Duke! Use the puppy dog eyes, man! You can get away with anything then…. all you gotta do is flash that “I’m so very sorry. Won’t you take pity on this poor little doggie?” look! Now I guess I get a time out too for aiding and abetting….

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  3. lwbut
    09/13/2017 • 00:32

    He’ll try to please you (especially if you give him cookies!) but if he thinks he can’t please you he’ll please himself – and that’s where the trouble starts 🙂

    He does look kinda cute though – sneaky! – but cute.

    love

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  4. omniclassic
    09/12/2017 • 21:35

    You mean “Bernie” right?

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  5. Bridgesburning Chris
    09/12/2017 • 21:11

    He is not impressed I think! Just adds to the cuteness factor

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  6. Martha Kennedy
    09/12/2017 • 20:21

    Sounds like he’s a smart dog who never had a smart master. 🙂

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      09/12/2017 • 20:42

      I think he didn’t really have a stable relationship. Two homes, zero training. He’s a pretty intense little guy. He has to learn at least basic manners. I’m too old to chase my dogs!

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      • Martha Kennedy
        09/12/2017 • 21:39

        Do you think maybe there’s some King Charles Spaniel in Duke? He’s so cute. He might be thinking he has to get Bonnie and Gibbs out of the way to be sure he has a home.

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        • Marilyn Armstrong
          09/12/2017 • 21:50

          A couple of people have suggested that. Sure, it’s possible. There’s some kind of Asian dog in him. His face looks King Charles but he also looks like a Papillon. I don’t think anyone knows. He is trying to get the other dogs out of the way except that when he isn’t doing that, he’s playing with them.

          I’m sure he has a lot of insecurity issues, but I can’t let him bully the other dogs. They are gentle and won’t fight back. Especially not Gibbs who just looks forlorn. It must be hard for him having been passed along so many times. I’m not passing him along, though there are days.

          So however difficult it is, he has to learn. And I have to teach. At least Garry kind of understands where we are trying to go with Duke and he helps. It is easier to not have to do this alone.

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  7. loisajay
    09/12/2017 • 19:13

    what a cutie. Those eyes would melt me every time.

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  8. waggytalesdogblog
    09/12/2017 • 16:25

    He is so gorgeous, how could you be cross with him?

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  9. Sarah Angleton
    09/12/2017 • 16:15

    How could you put that sweet face in time out? Good luck!

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  10. swo8
    09/12/2017 • 16:13

    There’s s sly look to him, Marilyn. You’ll win in the long run, after all you hold the treats.
    Leslie

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  11. Willow
    09/12/2017 • 15:21

    Sometimes the smart dogs are the hardest to untrain and retrain, but he’ll get it in the end.

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      09/12/2017 • 16:40

      He IS getting it, but he’s always looking for a way to outwit us. He knows he’s faster than we are, but he also knows where the goodies come from, so it’s a lot of carefully paced time outs, with rewards for doing well. It’s working, but he’s one of those dogs that tests you. Constantly.

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  12. angloswiss
    09/12/2017 • 14:43

    That first photo says it all, the look on his face is priceless.

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      09/12/2017 • 16:42

      That’s his “See? I’m so good!” look. He is getting there, though. At least he notices when I say “no” these days. For a long time, he acted like he was suddenly totally deaf. He probably picked that up from my husband.

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    • Garry Armstrong
      09/13/2017 • 12:33

      Mrs Swiss, late at night when Duke is tuckered out and napping between Marilyn and me on the sofa — it’s a “Walt Disney” moment.

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  13. judyt54
    09/12/2017 • 14:35

    awww.
    probably no one ever really paid much attention to him, except to shout, KNOCK IT OFF, or not even that. You live in a truck, you don’t get much in the way of rules about things.

    love those pictures.

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    • Marilyn Armstrong
      09/12/2017 • 16:46

      He was housebroken and that was IT. He didn’t know anything else. He is getting better though. Especially the last few days. Sometimes, I forget he had a home before this one. Two of them. And in neither did they teach him anything.

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      • Garry Armstrong
        09/13/2017 • 12:31

        He does seem to be coming along. To his credit, Duke has brightened the lives of Bonnie and Gibbs. Given them new energy. Sometimes it’s like watching a simultaneous double feature. The show on TV and the furry kids live action feature.

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