Dogs see us do stuff all the time.
Yes, the dog is watching you.
Feel those soft brown eyes following your every move?
You are being thoughtfully, carefully, adoringly, sometimes worshipfully, observed.
Is it any wonder that dogs, like kids, sometimes want to do what WE do?
For example:
YOU
THE DOG Plant a garden Plant a bone Stand at the counter to make a sandwich Stand at the counter to eat the sandwich Take the garbage pail out Take garbage out of the pail Walk out the door without a leash Walk out the door without a leash Yell at the kids Bark at the kids Answer the door Answer the door Talk on the phone Bark while you are on the phone Go in the bathroom and shut the door Try to go into the bathroom with you Sit on the sofa Sit on the sofa Hug a family member Hug family members, friends, people in general Lie on the bed Lie on your bed Get upset if someone tries to take your plate away before you are finished eatingGet upset if someone tries to take his bowl away before he is finished eating
So don’t be surprised if your dog acts in astonishing, and sometimes suspiciously human, ways. This does not mean that he IS human, or should be treated like one. He is still a different species than us, and correcting him the same way you would a badly behaved child will not be effective.
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