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| Jedi Dog Art Magnet by Brian Rubenacker |
Yes, I believe OUR little dog would make a GREAT Jedi
Master. The artwork is by Brian Rubenacker. Click HERE to see some of his work.
He does interesting dog-centric, poster style statements. Brian uses a color palette
that appeals to me and reminds me of lithographic work of the early 20th
century, though the subject matter decidedly shows his quirky sense of humor.
Many of you know about our wonderful dachshund, Lily. Sunday
marks her seventh birthday. She has always been an unusually smart (manipulative?)
dog. When she was very young, she learned to ring a bell when she wanted to
"go outside". From then on, she would
ring the bell every time she wanted to be out whether to play OR do her
business. She would ring the bell at the front door and then dash for the back
door which led to her play yard. We had to put in a second bell just for the play yard. That did NOT
keep her from ringing the bell for attention and then once outside, making a
"fake pee" in order to receive a treat. She still does that.
She knew her treats
were behind a particularly heavy, spring-latched cabinet door in the kitchen. If
we were all busy, sometimes we would hear (nudge) BAM BAm-bam-bam. If anyone
came out to the kitchen to see what the noise was about, there she sat, waiting
for a treat.
I taught her to "whisper" bark one tiny little
bark to gently wake up her Grand-dad (my husband). She learned that trick so
quickly I was amazed
We had a Family Thanksgiving Dinner one year. She whined all
through the meal so HomeSon trained her to go to her bed whenever anyone had
food. MOST of the time now, when someone fixes food, after she
"vacuums" the kitchen floor, she dashes for her bed. If she doesn't,
HomeSon reminds her and she GRUMBLES like back talk!
After her Grand-dad and I retired, she
settled into a routine quite nicely. She rings the bell at 6:00 every night and
will bark if ignored because she expects someone to be making dinner and
nothing else will please her. At 9:45 in the evening, she makes one quiet
little RAF to remind me that it is time for her dental health treat. If I don't respond, she will ring the bell.
On second thought, maybe Lily should NOT be permitted Jedi training. She seems to be doing pretty well without it. I worry to think what changes would come over our household. To paraphrase the Obi Wan character, "These are the treats you are looking for."
