Annie actually Volunteered for ear cleaning!!

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Annie actually Volunteered for ear cleaning!!

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First of all, some background: Annie absolutely HATES having her ears cleaned, just HATES it. But I have, over the years, been developing a very strong relationship with her, in which she has learned to trust me implicitly. And I've been sweetening the ordeal by giving her a cookie after the cleaning. :wink: Annie is called "Schweinhund" (German for "Pig-Dog") for a reason, lol!

This evening I got a PM from someone asking for the name of the ear cleaning solution I got from our vet. Annie saw me go get the bottle off the shelf so I could read the label, and she started looking at me in much the same way she does when I say "cookie" or "walk." And she just kept looking at me, even though I never made any other move to clean her ears. So then I asked her, "Do you want to come over and have your ears cleaned?" And she got right up, and was sitting in front of me, at full attention, in the blink of an eye! :shock: So I cleaned her ears, and yeah, she got a cookie, for sure! :lol:
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Smart dog! :lol: I'll have to ask for something next time that would illicit an action from Annie! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Awesome!! I am very jealous of you&Annie! Cadence ran from me today when I reached for the bottle :oops:
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Forkin14 wrote:
I am very jealous of you&Annie! Cadence ran from me today when I reached for the bottle
I'm jealous of you both! Karma didn't just run off, she nipped me! OUCH!!! :oops: :twisted:
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Well done! :D

I have been cleaning Murphy's ears for nearly a year now. He still gets a cookie at the end, no matter how accepting he is of it. So now when he sees me with the bottle he goes to his spot on the couch and sits there waiting for me, even if I don't have the cookie bowl out! He knows that after we're done I'll go to the cookie bowl and grab one. :D
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Right on, Noobs! Great minds think alike, huh? :lol:
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Hey I've finally got Karma's ears cleaned and without being nipped! :D It took a while, but when she realized that she gets her favorite treats and stays calm when she sees the bottle, she sits still and wags her tail! :D Way to go, Karma! :D :lol:
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Wahooooo Karma!!!
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All right! Good job-- it only gets easier now that she's had a "taste" of success! :D
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Fundog wrote: All right! Good job-- it only gets easier now that she's had a "taste" of success!
It sure does! :D
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