As we stated in our last post, Lady was difficult to get into the car when we brought her to Seneca. We wanted her to see the veterinarian that has an office just across the road and up the hill from us, but as before she would not get in the car. We called Dr. Moore and he agreed to make a house call. He came out at lunch one day and gave her an examination and shots that she needed. We knew that Lady would have to get into the car at some point. We called a dog trainer. He came over and in 30 minutes had Lady in the car. He told us she was now ready to take a ride. We rode her around in Seneca for a while with the back windows down. She put her head out of the window and let the wind flop her ears—and loved it.
From that day on she was hooked. She went for a ride every day and sometimes several rides. She particularly liked to ride at night and see the lights, especially, at Christmas in downtown Seneca with the many blinking colored lights. When she wanted to go ride, she had her way of letting us know. And, of course, she got to go.
When Lady came to live with us, we put her leash and collar on the console table that sits against the wall of the den. When she wanted to go ride, she would run to this table and wait until we came and put her collar on. She was then ready to go. She also learned that Nancy kept her purse and keys on a chair at the kitchen door. Sometimes she would go stand by the chair with her tail wagging until we noticed. Then she let us know that it was time to go ride.
The second Christmas Nancy wanted to decorate the console table. She moved Ladys’ leash and collar to a small table by the door. Lady discovered that her things had been moved. She went to the small table and put her head on it and began to cry. Nancy recognized why she was crying and moved her things back to the console table. Lady went over and looked at her things and stopped crying. She was happy again. Her leash and collar were never moved again.