Doodles is at the stage where he can follow simple orders–as well as willfully disobey them. For instance, he likes to sit in our arm chair. But he has to understand that chairs are for tushies. So he’ll stand and I’ll stay in my new stern mom voice, “Doodles, sit!” (Dogs, babies, they respond to the same type of thing). He’ll look at me, smile, let his tush graze the seat and within the next second is standing again.
He also loves to answer questions. Things such as “Where’s your nose?” “What does a doggie say?” But he gets really excited sometimes to answer that he quickly answers with the answer to the previous question. “Doodles, what does a doggie say?” “Oof! Oof!” “Doodles, what does a she–” “Oof, off!” “Doodles, a sheep. What does a sheep say?” “Aaaa. Aaaaa.” “What does a bee–” “Aaaa. Aaaa.”
Middlesex Community College, here he comes!
