Super Skilz Sunday: Carrot on a String edition

In the Do More with Your Dog book called 10 Minute Training Games they have a 'logic test' where a doggie is supposed to figure out how to get a treat on a rope out from under the sofa! If the doggies can't figure it out the human is supposed to show them how until they get the hang of it. Well Duh! I figured tout super fast and momma didn't even have to show me! The part that took the longest was where tried to figure why momma would do something so dumb as to throw my carrot under the couch when I was standing there ready to eat it! You can see how super smart I am on the video. After that we did the muffin tin game which I have been doing forever. Both these 'tricks' (not sure I would call them that, but OK!) are worth 1 point towards my Novice Trick Dog Title!

Another trick that is on the list is to fetch my leash. I already knew how to go get my collar and I know what my leash is and I know how to go get things so momma tried to see if I could put it together! Since my leash and collar are not normally out where I can get them she did have to put them out first.
She did it once while she was standing next to it yesterday and I did it. Then tonight she tried from the another room and I had a little more trouble. Note that the video shows me sorting it out, but this is not how you would train a doggie to do it from scratch...


So another trick that I already know how to do is ring a bell when I want to go outside. I can't really show you this because I do it when momma is not in the room so she would only be able to show you that I can ring a bell on command which is no big whoop! Well, tonight my pal Arabella posted a trick where she hides from monsters and it gave momma the idea that she could demonstrate my ring the bell to go out  trick by triggering me to go into my emergency evacuation mode. See when momma says 'Bugs' I do the only reasonable thing and run for the door! She laughs at me but I am only doing so out of an abundance of caution!