This morning, I was wondering what was taking Leo so long on his morning potty break. I went to the back door and found him like this:
Here he is looking sad and miserable because I haven't released him to come inside. When I gave him an "OK" he was so overjoyed to come inside.
The thing is....that's not a rule. I have never asked Leo to wait for a release prior to coming inside the house from outside. In fact, I leave the door open for him (just like here) all the time, so he can let himself in again.
But Leo is a rule follower, and cares very much about doing the right thing. Sometimes, that means he invents his own rules to follow.
Here are some more examples:
1) He frequently puts himself into a down stay and waits for me to release him
2) He has decided that the garage is off limits for dogs, and will not step inside even if toys are thrown in there (never been an actual rule)
3) The "Ok" for getting released to eat food has to be a particular pitch, otherwise I'm just testing him.
4) When we went camping last week, Leo decided for himself that he could only enter a tent with permission AND exit the tent with permission, even if it was left wide open.
This is very very common. He is so intent on doing the right thing that he invents rules for himself.
Anyone else's dog do this?
Here he is looking sad and miserable because I haven't released him to come inside. When I gave him an "OK" he was so overjoyed to come inside.
The thing is....that's not a rule. I have never asked Leo to wait for a release prior to coming inside the house from outside. In fact, I leave the door open for him (just like here) all the time, so he can let himself in again.
But Leo is a rule follower, and cares very much about doing the right thing. Sometimes, that means he invents his own rules to follow.
Here are some more examples:
1) He frequently puts himself into a down stay and waits for me to release him
2) He has decided that the garage is off limits for dogs, and will not step inside even if toys are thrown in there (never been an actual rule)
3) The "Ok" for getting released to eat food has to be a particular pitch, otherwise I'm just testing him.
4) When we went camping last week, Leo decided for himself that he could only enter a tent with permission AND exit the tent with permission, even if it was left wide open.
This is very very common. He is so intent on doing the right thing that he invents rules for himself.
Anyone else's dog do this?