The Dog Whisperer

Do you watch Caesar? We do. We love to see how he trains the owners to project the right attitude thus producing a well behaved dog. We have enjoyed it much more since Riley started watching it with us.
Usually he ignores everything and everyone at home. He finds a spot, lays down, licks himself and falls asleep. We wake him, take him outside, he comes back in and repeats the process. Any attempt to have him interact with our lives involves food from the refrigerator, not the dog treats bag. Ham is the most influential enticer. The wonderful smokey smell combined with the delicious salty taste cannot be ignored by this pooch. He is your slave.
BUT turn on the Dog Whisperer and wait. The first time a dog yips, howls, or barks Riley is at attention. He runs into the den, ears perked, tail wagging, and eyes bright. Small woofs come from him as he searches for the source of this noise. He usually finds his reflection in the patio door and assumes this is the culprit. Then the dogs on TV talk again. He whines, he sniffs and he searches. He finds the TV speakers and whines back at them. Then he sits in front of the TV and watches, cocking his head first left then right as he listens to his own language. His little spaniel head and floppy ears are just about cute! During commercials he loses interest but as soon as a dog speaks he's back! Now if only he would listen to Caesar and learn!