Guard Dog

Emme has decided that one of her roles in the household is guard dog. This week when the mail man came to pick up some Christmas presents, Emme caught sight of him driving into the driveway and she went ballistic. She jumped to the couch and put her feet up on the back of the couch and barked continually. We have been working on "Quiet" when we go out in the car. Often Ken will drive, Rudy will be in the back, and I will hold Emme. If Ken runs out of the car to go to Lowe's or to get us coffee, I will wait in the car with the dogs. Emme loves to bark at anything moving in the parking lot. We have been practicing "quiet" when someone is near. She is getting pretty good at it in the car, but she didn't think that the same command meant anything in her home. When the mailman came to the door, I could have been talking Mandarin for all the good it did for Emme. There is always something more to learn.