A fun dog trick!
A while ago I mentioned that I wanted to train Emmett to “get the light.” We finally tackled it this week, and he got it in no time! The video isn’t great; it’s from my phone, but you can see him flicking the light on and off. He did get a little carried away though… while I was working with Lucas, Emmett kept jumping up and turning the light on and off, trying to steal the attention and treats!
“get the light” from Maggie Marton on Vimeo.
Maggie on October 12th 2009 in Training
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