There was great joy in the little house - when we decided (the rest of the family convinced my husband) that it was time for a four-legged friend to come into the house.
BUT, in order for him to accept the little furry friend in the house, he made some demands that I accepted and was 100% ready to comply with. Because it's super important that EVERYONE is on board with the idea of the new friend, otherwise it's a NO GO.
Okay, but back to the various requirements:
1) It shouldn't be on the sofa
2) It should not beg at the table
3) It shouldn't go up to bed, it should sleep in its own basket
It's actually an okay requirement if you ask me, and that's why it wasn't difficult to comply with - for me 😊 I'm pretty sure the "beagle hypnosis" hit my husband pretty quickly.
The “Beagle hypnosis” is something they master very early. It starts with intense eye contact with the big brown eyes, the head tilted slightly and the fluffy ears hanging down a little – and the master trick/crown of the piece is to lift one front paw a little, as if “avvvv that hurts a little” (that’s PURE manipulation – there’s nothing wrong with that).
So at dinner she used the above trick on my husband. I think she had already realized that it didn't work on me. And it wasn't many days before she always got a small bite of cheese at breakfast – a small bite of cucumber from the salad for dinner, etc.
Position: Emma 1 point – my husband 0 points
After a while it was the sofa's turn. She came up with a plan that no one could resist. She stands with her head on the sofa, while there is intense eye contact and her tail is moving like a whisk. Did it work? Ohhh yes 😊
And you can probably guess how it went with getting into bed?
Position: Emma 3 points – my husband 0 points.
Having said all that, and my husband being completely "handed over", I would say that there wasn't much I would do over again - except getting food off the table!
With us, it's perfectly OK for her to be on the sofa. She has her own armchair that only she uses.
She is not in bed anymore – she hasn't been in years – she is a "hot dog", so it is far too hot for her. Most often she switches between lying in her donut bed and after 1 hour, she practically melts over the edge and onto a cooling mat on the floor. And after about 30 minutes, back up in the donut etc etc all night.
She is part of our household, she is part of our family, and that is why she is where we are. When guests come over, we try to shield them a little on the sofa, but it always ends up with Emma being there too.
And now in her older days, she of course has her own stairs up to both the armchair and the sofa – we have to take care of the senior dog 😊
Having animals on the couch can be a personal decision that each family must make and agree on. How do you have a dog at home?
A little about the blogger.
Her name is Lotte, she is in her early 50s. She works as a project coordinator and spends most of her free time training with her dog Emma, who is a 10-year-old beagle. They have trained and competed in Schweiss tracks for several years. Agility without much success (you can't tempt them with treats) and now they train Nose Work 2-3 times a week if they can get to it. They compete at NW3 level, and they have a party together when they apply <3 – because the most important thing for this dog handler is that the DOG has fun, and that you learn the most from the mistakes you make. So instead of being angry/disappointed about a test that didn't go as planned, learn from it! - in most cases it's not the dog that makes the mistake <3
Is your dog allowed in your home?
There was great joy in the little house - when we decided (the rest of the family convinced my husband) that it was time for a four-legged friend to come into the house.
BUT, in order for him to accept the little furry friend in the house, he made some demands that I accepted and was 100% ready to comply with. Because it's super important that EVERYONE is on board with the idea of the new friend, otherwise it's a NO GO.
Okay, but back to the various requirements:
1) It shouldn't be on the sofa
2) It should not beg at the table
3) It shouldn't go up to bed, it should sleep in its own basket
It's actually an okay requirement if you ask me, and that's why it wasn't difficult to comply with - for me 😊 I'm pretty sure the "beagle hypnosis" hit my husband pretty quickly.
The “Beagle hypnosis” is something they master very early. It starts with intense eye contact with the big brown eyes, the head tilted slightly and the fluffy ears hanging down a little – and the master trick/crown of the piece is to lift one front paw a little, as if “avvvv that hurts a little” (that’s PURE manipulation – there’s nothing wrong with that).
So at dinner she used the above trick on my husband. I think she had already realized that it didn't work on me. And it wasn't many days before she always got a small bite of cheese at breakfast – a small bite of cucumber from the salad for dinner, etc.
Position: Emma 1 point – my husband 0 points
After a while it was the sofa's turn. She came up with a plan that no one could resist. She stands with her head on the sofa, while there is intense eye contact and her tail is moving like a whisk. Did it work? Ohhh yes 😊
And you can probably guess how it went with getting into bed?
Position: Emma 3 points – my husband 0 points.
Having said all that, and my husband being completely "handed over", I would say that there wasn't much I would do over again - except getting food off the table!
With us, it's perfectly OK for her to be on the sofa. She has her own armchair that only she uses.
She is not in bed anymore – she hasn't been in years – she is a "hot dog", so it is far too hot for her. Most often she switches between lying in her donut bed and after 1 hour, she practically melts over the edge and onto a cooling mat on the floor. And after about 30 minutes, back up in the donut etc etc all night.
She is part of our household, she is part of our family, and that is why she is where we are. When guests come over, we try to shield them a little on the sofa, but it always ends up with Emma being there too.
And now in her older days, she of course has her own stairs up to both the armchair and the sofa – we have to take care of the senior dog 😊
Having animals on the couch can be a personal decision that each family must make and agree on. How do you have a dog at home?
A little about the blogger.
Her name is Lotte, she is in her early 50s. She works as a project coordinator and spends most of her free time training with her dog Emma, who is a 10-year-old beagle. They have trained and competed in Schweiss tracks for several years. Agility without much success (you can't tempt them with treats) and now they train Nose Work 2-3 times a week if they can get to it. They compete at NW3 level, and they have a party together when they apply <3 – because the most important thing for this dog handler is that the DOG has fun, and that you learn the most from the mistakes you make. So instead of being angry/disappointed about a test that didn't go as planned, learn from it! - in most cases it's not the dog that makes the mistake <3