Blueberry Hill by Bette Lee Crosby

Author:Bette Lee Crosby [Crosby, Bette Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Parenting & Relationships, Family Relationships, Siblings
ISBN: 9780996080330
Google: 54ssBQAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00LD76K5I
Publisher: Richard Crosby
Published: 2014-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

The Gift

Saturday morning I start to think about the ramifications of owning a dog. Feeding will be easy enough, but there’s also the training and walking. Neither of which Donna can handle.

It took me almost a year to get Brandi completely housebroken. Now I’ve got only a few days to train this pup. I convince myself it can be done. I plan to take the dogs out together figuring once Pink-eye sees Brandi get a reward for piddling, he’ll catch on quickly. There’s just one problem: the pup wants to be with Brandi and Brandi keeps pushing her off. I take them out together anyway.

Brandi circles the yard with Pink-eye right behind nosing her butt. Nothing happens. Neither dog does anything, so I bring them inside. I put the pup back in the laundry basket and take Brandi out alone. She immediately does what she came to do. I mark the spot, switch Brandi for the pup, and head back out. I sit Pink-eye on the marked spot, and he starts to sniff. When he decides to wander away, I herd him back to the spot and wait.

Again today the sky is gray and the wind cold. “Hurry up,” I say, but the pup ignores me. Eventually it starts to drizzle, and when I am just about ready to give up on teaching this dog anything he squats and pees. I “good boy” him all over the place and give him two cookies.

The next day I take the two dogs out together again. This time it’s a bit better. The pup follows Brandi’s lead, only he squats like she does instead of lifting his leg. Nothing’s perfect.

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