They say pet therapy visits are for the patients, but they definitely bring joy to the staff too. Actually it's a win-win for anyone who crosses paths with the dogs.
The social work team on the 7th floor has a special place in their hearts for the therapy dogs. And they have a special place under the desk with treats for these special dogs. They love Mickey. He's such a good boy.
Any self respecting dog owner will cringe when they hear blanket praise like that for their dog. Most of us know they are not little angels all the time. Micky had these ladies fooled until yesterday. Now Mick doesn't have much of a repetoire of tricks. Being cute takes him a long way, thank goodness. So after having to sit for a treat and shake for a treat they tried to get him to lay down for a treat.
Down has always been a hard command for Mick. Actually, we use the command "flat" for Mick. At home Mick has to go "flat" and wait for the release word before eating. Sometimes when you ask him to go flat you would think you were asking him to lay on a bed of nails. Other times, if you have a really tasty treat, he will literally throw himself into the flat position. Yesterday he wasn't going to go flat for love nor money.
I knew he could do it, they believed that I knew he could do it. Trouble is Mick has them trained and knew he could probably get away with not doing it. After much cajolling, Mick did go flat. Of course, he looked like a heathen with no prior training, so they are on to him now.
Just like that he went from Mick the angel, to Mick the bad boy. Personally I think he was working them just to get more treats. And, truth be told, they were working harder to get him to go flat, than he was to do it. Hehehe.....he's got quite a system going.
We flat out know he's not really a bad boy. No doubt he'll always get a few more treats just because flat is so hard for him. Way to work it Mick.
Life with dogs. A little humor, a dash of play, a seed of faith, and of course, some dog fur.
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