The Adventures of Maddux & Bella: Dog Tricks

As you know, Maddux and I are extremely intelligent and can perform all kinds of tricks. Certainly, we can do the standard ones: sit, stay, and down, but we can also do far more interesting tricks. Of course, Mommy catches them all on video.

TUG OF WAR

The first time, I let Maddux win.

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The second time, I try to break his concentration with a little kiss.

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NO BARK

This trick is Maddux's favorite...Mommy taught him this one.

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GET THE SHOE

Part I:
We were playing fetch with Mommy today, and she accidentally threw the shoe on top of the chair. Normally, I have to retrieve the hard to get toys since Maddux doesn't like to jump up on things or go into tight places. Today, I was trying to teach Maddux to get his own toys.

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Part II:
In this part, you'll see he does make an effort to get the shoe, but he's still not willing to jump up on the chair. He's pretty stubborn, and he knows if he barks and waits long enough, Mommy will get it for him.

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Part III
Even though she doesn't give it to him this time, she does put it within his reach. Finally, he gets his shoe, and as soon as he has it, I try to steal it...that's just the way I roll.

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Well, that's all the tricks I have to report on, but I'll keep you posted as we learn new ones. In other news...

GROOMED

We were groomed today. The mobile van showed up and we were done within 30 minutes. We really like those guys.

After we got groomed, we were hot!

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Showing off our new bandana and ribbon.