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| A nano-second of Guilt |
When we return from dinner and a delightful visit with Alan #Questal, an internationally known, local guy who travels the world as a #Feldenkreis trainer, we find another ”mistake,” a rather huge dump (looked like Gizmo was saving up) in the back of our closet. Again!
We are of several minds about this: back in the closet on the tile floor was among the best places for him to have an accident, because it could be cleaned up by toilet paper and flushing. Did he take that into account, avoiding the much-messier rugs?
The punishment, an hour after the crime, was to rather quietly say "Bad dog," for which Gizmo looked properly chagrinned for a little more than a nanosecond.
We also plus a promised to ourselves to praise him for pooping outside. But, the next morning, when walking him nearly 3 miles, I was given no opportunity to do that: Gizmo saving again?
We considered the ultimate response to these somewhat continual “accidents”: the return of The Cage, which was so effective in preventing them in the recent past. Perhaps, like most of the population of China under Mao, Gizmo just needs a little retraining.
“A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it.” Helen Thomson
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