Okay, I have told my wife that I thought Phoebe, our 18-month-old puppy, was not very smart. She says, “Noooo, Phoebe is very smart, and don’t ever say that again.”
Well, she is right, because I have been outsmarted again. Nothing new.
Phoebe likes to grab things, even right out of my hands. She will then run off with them, and I have to chase her. She watches me put on my socks and waits until I’m not paying attention, then grabs a sock out of my hand and takes off.
Okay, I can live with unmatched socks, but when she steals something important, the only way to get it back is to give her a treat. Well, now she has learned what’s important… and so now she gets lots of treats.
Now, please don’t tell my wife. She already knows that Phoebe is smarter than me. Duhhh. I just don’t want her to know how many treats Phoebe is getting.
