You know by now that Toby the Puppy is a smart pooch, perhaps the smartest pooch who ever lived.
I want to provide a brief report on a skill that our puppy has just acquired: He can “dress himself.” Yes, you read that correctly.
How does he perform such a — um — human task? It goes like this:
We use a harness when we take him for walks around our neighborhood. We prefer the shoulder restraint over a collar for one obvious reason: We don’t want to choke him if we need to tug on his leash.
When I tell him I have his harness ready for him to wear, he runs to me and then sits down. I lower the harness below his face. Toby the Puppy then lifts one leg for me to slip one loop over him. Then he lifts the other leg.
Bada-bing, bada-boom! He’s dressed. No fuss whatsoever.
Being a puppy parent has been loads of fun for my bride and me. These little tricks or habits he has learned make it easy.