Miss Emma

It's strange how almost everyone who has met this dog calls her by that name when asking how she is. She sure gives off an attitude of entitlement. She is really annoying Sidney. He has gone after her several times when she has just pushed too far, but it barely slows her down.

She will get a bone at the same time as he does. And that is when the show starts. She will play with hers for a little while then go over and check out Sidney's. That's when it gets interesting. She will lay down near and to the front of him. Them she worms her ways closer and he starts to growl. He will warn her time and again. He moves the bone so she can't see it, or at least to another spot on the floor.

She comes over again and starts to work her way close to him. He threatens some more and then he bites her. She gets all uppity and pushy. She will work her way under his chin until he finally gets angry enough. He lights into her and she'll fight right back!! Its amazing!!! She is a five month old puppy that is supposed to be picking up on these 'leave me alone' clues.

Usually what happens is after she has fought him back, and then let her go he looks up at me like I'm supposed to fix this for him. When he does that, she makes her move.
One second the bone is there, the next its gone.

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Emma likes to butt in between Sidney and me, especially if I give him attention. She gets all kinds of attention already, but she just has to get her nose in to make sure she's not missing out on something.

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Emma is galloping closer to six months old. We had her pretty decently house trained where you could finally let her have the run of the house. Then suddenly she decides its too cold to go outside and do her business. Its fine if you want to run around and do figure 8's in the backyard. The weather is fine also, if you want to jump around like a rabbit and use your nose for a snow plow. But then we come back in and the next thing you know one of us will find a little present.

Its NOT APPRECIATED ! ! ! !

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Also, I said I was going to tell you how I have sort of taught her to get in the car. I always go somewhere that the dogs can run and be free but that also is enclosed so that I can see if there are any other dogs or people around and to make it easier to catch her.

Well, this one day, she wanted to play instead of come when called. I finally got aggravated and got back in the car and closed the door. She looked at the car for a few seconds, then tried to figure out where I went. She made two trips around the car. I opened the door and she again didn't get in. So I closed it again. This time I let the car roll a little down the hill and watched her in the rear view mirror. She started to run after me so I stopped, opened the door, called her and she came right away.

I've had to do this a few more times, but she has now, two days in a row jumped into the car on her own when told to. She has also learned to wait to exit the car until invited to.