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Looking good at eight. (2016)

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Rocks and Memorial Day

I'm very happy to report Magnet's rock collecting days are over!  I kept them, since I had a feeling he was 'establishing' a home, and the collection grew to seven before he suddenly stopped grabbing them along the walk.  A couple of times I tried to take them away from him, a couple of times I successfully got them from him, and a couple of times I just let him happily carry them home, including the last time before he stopped his habit.  The only problem left is I'm afraid to move them from a corner of my kitchen counter, for fear he'll try and re-establish the collection.

He's got a great way of entertaining himself with a rubber ball.  He does a type of 'hike' with his front paws, and then chases the ball.  Usually about once a day he brings the ball to me for a fast game of fetch.

Here he's doing some subtle reverse training, trying to squeeze in another game when I'm trying to recover from a long day.  I gave in, and he was satisfied with just one toss.  He must've figured out I was tired.

He also likes to bury the ball in the blankets on the couch.  On the back of the couch a piece carpet runner can be seen.  When I get up, I just flip the plastic down with the nubs sticking up, and he goes back to playing his floor games.  He doesn't want to walk on them.