Science

Nollie is my seventh dog baby. I use a combination of verbal cues and hand signals with her. I have also been experimenting with the talking buttons. They have been more of a distraction than helpful, but she loves them.

Mostly, I think because she loves doing "work" since two of the first words I introduced into her vocabulary were work and play. She knows that there's a distinct difference between the two activities.

She had her first birthday in November and is really showing a lot of potential as a performer. I had one dog that was trained in a wide variety of tricks, and he performed locally for children and the elderly. I even made him a costume, gave him a stage name, and trained him with a variety of props, including musical instruments.

Of course, your focus is much more noble and less concerned with pure entertainment. But Nollie knows that work comes before play and that play time is its own reward.

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