Last Sunday, Polka had a lunch date with two cute king charles cavalier girls - Bella and Toby. This was the first time the girls were meeting and it was fun to watch them interact.
My friend had hired a trainer for her girls and it was his weekly session that afternoon. The trainer had decided to bring his dog, Saber along to show(off) how well dogs can be trained. As soon as Saber arrived he went to each of the dogs individually to say hello. (Am Serious!)
And then the show began. Lights, Camera, Action! Saber come, Saber walk, Saber go, Saber tree, Saber talk, Saber talk louder!!! Saber listened, Saber performed. Then the trainer asked Saber to reverse, reverse left, reverse right, reverse, reverse, left, left, right, right .. It was one of the best moonwalks I have ever seen (RIP MJ). Saber was smooth, had rhythm and Billy Jean was playing in my head. It was fascinating! All of us including Toby and Polka were watching with our mouths open and tongues out:)
Except for Bella. She decided to snub this 'charade' and turned her back to it. She wasn't impressed. And that made me wonder - what was she thinking? what were they all thinking? Were they impressed with Saber? Would they like to be like him? Or were they happy to know that they will not be pushed, made to work harder, compete with other dogs to meet expectations, to reach the top spot in doggie schools.
Or is that just bad parenting on our part?
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