Seeing Red

Dog Blog Post #219: Here's a training question for you - how close can you position your dog next to a solid object - say, oh, picking something at random here... how about a large BBQ covered in a brilliant red plaid wool blanket?

Or anything else large and solid?

I am having a heck of time getting the guys to sit next to large solid things, like cabinets or walls or the odd blanket covered BBQ I just happen to come across.

Zachary is actually the worst. He wants to sit at least 6" away - a foot would be even better - and since Henry won't sit closer than Zachary, pretty soon I have this big gap and ugly dark shadows.

(Sorry... just a moment of venting there - it seemed like I was seeing red!)

Today's Daily Shoot assignment:

Today's theme is red. Red hot? Red paint? Or something else? You decide.

Red?

Well, its marginally better than stripes, I suppose.

Hubby suggested the bandana idea again - pictured above. Not bad - if a bit conventional. Next I tried the "Outlaw Look" - too bad I couldn't find a cowboy hat! Zachary wasn't that wild about the bandana over the nose at first, but warmed up to with the liberal application of cookies.

Henry was convinced it was worse than the evil jingle collar and wanted nothing to do with it.

In then end, I decided to honor their Scottish Highland roots, and went with the picture below...

I think he looks rather regal, don't you?