Dogs

My husband and I have resorted to spelling various words in order to talk about certain things in his presence.

The idea: If we spell it, he won't hear that magic word that gets him all riled up in anticipation of whatever it is.

So when hubby and are talking amongst ourselves about something we're planning to do with the dog (like take him for a ride in the car, give him a treat, go for a walk, take the dog to get the mail, etc.), we typically spell those "trigger" words:

C-A-R
T (for treat)
W-A-L-K
M-A-I-L
B-A-T-H

...you get the idea.

Well, as it turns out, we've apparently been spelling things so frequently in front of him, that he now gets just as excited when we spell the words as when we actually say them!

And believe you me... he knows exactly what we're talking about, too.

This actually makes perfect sense, because it's the same way that a dog learns any new word. It's just funny to think that a dog can actually associate "letters" with things just as easily as he can associate "words" with new behaviors and dog tricks.

What's next?... Will he be talking soon?
Yep, I'm pretty sure. He's already started singing on cue!