We negotiate deals. (Rachel Lucas)

We negotiate deals.

Do you want to know why Sunny puts up with this?

It's not just her support of the troops. I have one word for you: SAUSAGE.

The dog is easily and quickly acclimated to new situations. Thus it took only two sessions for her to realize that when I approach with items of clothing, delicious edible chunks of pig or cracker will soon be flying towards her face. Trust me, she has no problem with it.

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Comments (18)

WayneB

My dog will do almost anything for cheese (or pork, or beef, or turkey), but we no longer have any baby clothes (she's only 17lbs), so I can't tell if she would let us dress her up for some.

Posted by WayneB | September 6, 2007 11:18 AM

Posted on September 6, 2007 11:18

Michellecag

I'll make a wild assumption that the shirt Sunny is wearing belongs to Rupert?
And I have to laugh at both notions that he's either OK with you putting that on her or that he isnt lol
That just made my day a whole lot better:)

(also it's a good thing I don't have a decent camera and a dog close by..I give in easily to boredom)

Posted by Michellecag | September 6, 2007 11:24 AM

Posted on September 6, 2007 11:24

dogette

Dogliness refuses to wear clothing. Even for a food bribe. But she's totally down with the snapping psycho-eyeball wild-boar-snout thing.

Posted by dogette | September 6, 2007 12:45 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 12:45

Don T.

Sunny says she doesn't get fed enough. That sausage was probably half way to her poop chute before she even realized what it was! You could substitute almost anything at this point of the picture process, and she would swallow it. It's a good thing you're a nice Mom that would NEVER even consider using sausage as a medication delivery device!

Posted by Don T. | September 6, 2007 1:43 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 13:43

PatHMV

Well, everybody has their price. I'm afraid your posts today are making Sunny seem quite the little lady-of-the-evening, Rachel... ;-)

Posted by PatHMV | September 6, 2007 2:32 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 14:32

sarahk

Any dog that needs a medication delivery device is a bad dog. We make Rowdi do tricks for her heartworm pill. We either put it on her nose and say, "Rowdi, wait for the biscuit," and make her wait until she's drooling, at which time we tell her she can have it, and she gleefully pops it into her mouth and chews it... or we make her do several tricks for it and then give her the "biscuit." Dogs are so dumb.

Oh, and Rowdi wanted me to tell Sunni Lukis that she has only one facial expression and is not nearly as cute as her.

Posted by sarahk | September 6, 2007 6:13 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 18:13

Joan of Argghh!

That is a GREAT photo! I want to steal it and use it for my screen-saver at work. LOL!!

Posted by Joan of Argghh! | September 6, 2007 7:06 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 19:06

jck

I am a big fan of the military - all branches... However, after her pitbull adventures, I thought Sunny would have been wearing a Marines shirt. Just sayin'.

Posted by jck | September 6, 2007 8:19 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 20:19

Ralph Gizzip

So what do you throw at Rupert to train him?

Posted by Ralph Gizzip | September 6, 2007 8:37 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 20:37

Lance de Boyle

That food chunk in Sunny's mouth looks suspiciously like a tater tot.

Posted by Lance de Boyle | September 6, 2007 9:28 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 21:28

Jim - PRS

The first picture reminds me of my drill sergeant. "You betta get yo head out yo ass, boy."

Posted by Jim - PRS | September 6, 2007 9:33 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 21:33

laughykate

You've got to stop putting those freaky coloured contact lenses in your dogs' eyes. Digger could get a part in a horror movie.

Posted by laughykate | September 6, 2007 11:48 PM

Posted on September 6, 2007 23:48

Mister Cantankerous

So how many pigs ears would it cost to have Sunny pose wearing one of these?

Posted by Mister Cantankerous | September 7, 2007 12:54 AM

Posted on September 7, 2007 00:54

Rickbert

Somehow I feel better that Sunny's being bribed into the clothes. But don't be suprised at some point if she starts digging around in your closet and wriggling into stuff just to get treats.

Then what will you do?

Posted by Rickbert | September 7, 2007 1:38 AM

Posted on September 7, 2007 01:38

Rachel Lucas

Heh. No that is definitely not Rupert's shirt. Although he was in fact an Army Captain. It's an old one I got from my brother about 17 years ago.

Cantankerous - HAHA HAHAHA About a hundred pig ears, pal. (P.S. I thought of you this morning while working because a doctor dictated "the patient has a cantankerous humor".)

Have i ever mentioned I love the comments on dog posts most of all? You guys make me giggle.

Posted by Rachel Lucas | September 7, 2007 9:46 AM

Posted on September 7, 2007 09:46

sarak: please put down the fedora you are talking through. It is making you say silly things.

It is one thing to get a healthy, young dog to take a heartworm pill. It is quite another to get a dog that is old or ill and not feeling quite up to par to ingest a medication that is quite necessary but often horrible tasting.

I ought to know. Whenever I get something that I am told to "just sprinkle on their food", I try a bit first. The results are often gag-inducing. And not good gag-inducing, like rotten eggs or cat poop, which a dog might actually like. I am talking bitter and gritty, with a lingering aftertaste that a dog will remember for a long, long time (they are not as dumb as you think). And even if you could discipline a dog into taking something like that straight up, why would you?

It is also tricky, however, to make sure that the designated delivery mechanism is not too rich for their digestive system, as that can lead to other quite serious problems. So peanut butter, sliced chicken and turkey, lean pork and lean beef (top or bottom round works well) are preferred. Sausage and hot dogs are too rich and too full of chemicals to be a good idea long term.

Here endeth today's sermon.

Posted by HT | September 7, 2007 12:07 PM

Posted on September 7, 2007 12:07

langtry

Rachel:

Have you noticed, due to the flash on Rupert's camera, the sausage looks like a particularly large kernel of caramel corn?

/ Ummm ... caramel corn!

Posted by langtry | September 7, 2007 12:53 PM

Posted on September 7, 2007 12:53

FozzieBear

I know this will be considered blasphemous, but --- if you cover-up the COUGH lady's COUGH lower jowel, she starts to look like Tony .... as in t-i-g-e-r. [Forgive me, Sunshine.]

Posted by FozzieBear | September 7, 2007 2:04 PM

Posted on September 7, 2007 14:04