Punk'd

I've often called Maxwell "Punk" as a goofy nickname. Now I know just how appropriate it is.

I trained the pups tonight in exchange for their dinner. Given his, er, issues with the bedroom A/C, I decided to work in there for a while. Luckily he thought nothing of it when I gradually moved the training into the bedroom. We ended up working in the small open space (maybe 3x8?) between the bed and the wall with the A/C. Sits, downs, stands, ups (onto the bed), etc. Nothing he doesn't know cold already.

After a few minutes, I noticed him glance at the A/C. It was a slightly worried "Is that thing dangerous?" look. So I did what any good clicker trainer does. I clicked. And it worked! He glanced happily at me for his kibble. After that I clicked any glance towards the A/C.

Then he ignored a sit cue. Unusual for him when in "work mode." But you know what he did? He NOSE TARGETED THE A/C! Huge click/treat for that. And even better, he kept offering the target. I turned it into a game, where I'd look at the A/C, and he'd have to target it to get kibble. We got to the point where he had to take a few steps to reach it, and then come back for the food.

I love my little punk.