Like barking. Prada isn't a yapper, but she will bark once as someone leaves or enters their apartment just to make sure I know there is movement on the perimeter, but not to worry, she is on guard. Of course, she only does this when I am sleeping or in the bathroom getting ready in the morning.
And she knows barking is on the list of things she's not supposed to do inside, so she always hurries to correct her mistake. By the time I've untangled myself from the sheets or spat out my toothpaste and poked my head out the bathroom door to peer through the closet (my apartment set-up is a bit unique), she's already in a pert and perfect sit, grinning at me. And how can I scold her then*?
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| See mama? I'm good, I swear it! |
The sneak.
(True: *I can't. As far as a dog is concerned, if you scold them, you are scolding them for doing whatever it is they are doing at that exact moment. And I mean, look at her.)
Yup. They don't get the time lag thing AT all. If you don't catch them in the act you're SOL. :D
ReplyDeleteYou know how they say goldfish have a short-term memory of 3 seconds? With dogs, you get 1.7 seconds. I don't know why I know that, but there you go.
DeleteMy cats have LONG memories. I can scold them for stuff...they just don't CARE. Then they curl up and sleep in adorable positions and I have to give up and snorgle them (spellcheck insists that should be snorkel -- no, I mean snorgle, dammit! You know, the kiss/snuggle while inhaling the fur thing).
ReplyDeleteYes, snorgle--I love it! I know exactly what that is. If I did that to my cat, though, I'm pretty sure she'd kill me in my sleep. She prefers to be admired from afar. :)
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