*hangs head in shame*

[danceswithgary]

I am the worst pet mom ever.

Tessa and Molly came inside from inspecting the mess left from yesterday - Gary and friends dug up parts of the driveway, yard and front sidewalk to bury the electric, cable, and phone wires leaving the outside looking even worse than before. After I cleaned off paws, I decided I needed a little quiet time to hopefully manage some writing, so I brought out the last of their favorite chews and told them to 'down' and 'stay' in the kitchen to earn them.

I took the treats with me and left the obedient puppies in the kitchen to return to my laptop where I finished loading some vid files into Vegas Studio for editing.

I have no idea how much time passed, but it suddenly dawned on me that the girls were awfully quiet and, like young children, that meant they were probably doing something they shouldn't. I got up to check on them - even glanced up the stairs to see if I'd left my bedroom door open - and then I found them in the kitchen waiting exactly where I'd left them and looking kind of pitiful.

That's right, I completely forgot I'd put them in a 'down stay' for their treats.

They have their well-earned chews now and are contentedly gnawing away next to me, while I'm sitting here feeling exceedingly guilty about my latest lapse of memory. :-/

Comments

[wintercreek]

On the other hand, you're also a good pet mom for having taken the time and effort to work with your dogs and train them so well. I'm imagining situations when their willingness to obey a "down stay" could save their lives - getting out off-leash and chasing something towards traffic, for example.

What good puppies you have. :)

[rellan]

Awesome obedient puppies!

Bad mom. But I think we've all been in the badparent spot before, though.

[danceswithgary]

They are really doing great with their training - me not so much. :-P