The old dog needs a new trick
DH points a finger gun at the dogs. “Stick ‘em up.”
Patty’s paws shoot for the ceiling and she balances perfectly. She gets a cookie. Gavin raises one paw and gives a bit of hop with the other. That’s the best he’s going to give DH. He’s not fond of the trick since he can’t sit up and hold his balance. He gets a cookie anyway.
DH is bored. The dogs are bored. The hot weather is keeping DH in the house. TV sucks there’s nothing on worth watching during the day. DH wants to teach them a new trick.
I told DH to try teaching them to roll over because Gavin excels at lying down. He’s not getting any younger. Gavin will be nine in November. The poor dog is beginning to show his age a bit. His bully runs are not as frequent nor do they last as long. He not only takes naps but the dog goes to bed at seven in the evening.
This should be interesting. Patty is smart and quick on the uptake. Gavin figures if it isn’t give paw, down, or kennel up, it’s not worth learning but then again there is that promise of a cookie…
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Doggonedmysteries 
If he succeeds, do let us know how. Snipe sits, fetches, catches… and that’s as much as she is prepared to do 🙄
I shall. Oh, I did forget to mention that both dogs will jump through a Hula-Hoop, and with great enthusiasm but that’s not an indoor trick.
How about getting him to play dead? It’ll be easy for him. Not too energetic and he gets to lie down. Hardest part might be getting him to close his eyes. We used the finger gun for that trick, however, you could also use two hands, palm up and palm down flipping both over at the same time. You could then claim Gavin knows commands in sign language 🙂
Dead might work.