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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 411222" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>That's a really cute story, HD!</p><p> </p><p>I have four dogs and four dog crates arranged in my living room. Since two of them don't get along at all, I have to do the old "crate and rotate" routine and they take turns being out. Sometimes I feel more like I'm running a day care for four toddlers! It's amazing how smart they are and how they pick up on the routine! They get out in the same order all the time - when Ragan goes in her crate, Trace and Freebie know they will be getting out next. When Trace and Freebie go in, Katy knows it's her turn next. They can be just as bratty as kids! And like kids, I tell them a little beforehand that it's almost time to get in to their crate. Ragan has been sick and she knows I am encouraging her to eat. So when I tell Ragan that it's time to get in her crate, she will stroll over to the food bowl and start slowly eating dog food, taking her own sweet time, one little piece at a time, to prolong the time before she has to go in ... all the while watching me over her shoulder to make sure I see that she's eating! Katy understands every word I say to her! I can tell Katy that we will throw the ball two more times and then she has to get in her crate ... I throw the ball for her to chase it two more times, then all on her own, she will go right in her crate and wait for me to close her door! So I know at least she can count to two! Katy, Trace and Freebie sleep in their crates at night and Ragan sleeps with me. At night, I tell Katy that it's <em>almost</em> her bedtime ... and she has such a routine! She has to have her little midnight snack so she runs right to the food bowl and eats a few bites of food, then to the water bowl for a quick drink, then right in to her crate! The funniest one was a few years ago when Diane Sawyer was still on "Good Morning America"! Ragan was the last to get in her crate before I left for work, and I left every day at about 5 minutes after 7:00 (when GMA came on). After a while Ragan recognized Diane Sawyer's voice and she knew that when she heard Diane Sawyer on the TV, it was time to get in her crate! So just like clockwork every morning, as soon as Diane Sawyer came on, Ragan would go right to her crate and get in! They're a whole lot smarter than we give them credit for!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 411222, member: 1883"] That's a really cute story, HD! I have four dogs and four dog crates arranged in my living room. Since two of them don't get along at all, I have to do the old "crate and rotate" routine and they take turns being out. Sometimes I feel more like I'm running a day care for four toddlers! It's amazing how smart they are and how they pick up on the routine! They get out in the same order all the time - when Ragan goes in her crate, Trace and Freebie know they will be getting out next. When Trace and Freebie go in, Katy knows it's her turn next. They can be just as bratty as kids! And like kids, I tell them a little beforehand that it's almost time to get in to their crate. Ragan has been sick and she knows I am encouraging her to eat. So when I tell Ragan that it's time to get in her crate, she will stroll over to the food bowl and start slowly eating dog food, taking her own sweet time, one little piece at a time, to prolong the time before she has to go in ... all the while watching me over her shoulder to make sure I see that she's eating! Katy understands every word I say to her! I can tell Katy that we will throw the ball two more times and then she has to get in her crate ... I throw the ball for her to chase it two more times, then all on her own, she will go right in her crate and wait for me to close her door! So I know at least she can count to two! Katy, Trace and Freebie sleep in their crates at night and Ragan sleeps with me. At night, I tell Katy that it's [I]almost[/I] her bedtime ... and she has such a routine! She has to have her little midnight snack so she runs right to the food bowl and eats a few bites of food, then to the water bowl for a quick drink, then right in to her crate! The funniest one was a few years ago when Diane Sawyer was still on "Good Morning America"! Ragan was the last to get in her crate before I left for work, and I left every day at about 5 minutes after 7:00 (when GMA came on). After a while Ragan recognized Diane Sawyer's voice and she knew that when she heard Diane Sawyer on the TV, it was time to get in her crate! So just like clockwork every morning, as soon as Diane Sawyer came on, Ragan would go right to her crate and get in! They're a whole lot smarter than we give them credit for! [/QUOTE]
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