Thing 9

Video

I was forced to figure out how to use YouTube on my son's iPad last year when the veterinary behaviorist at Purdue asked to see how my dog was doing with his "Relaxation Protocol." Chico is a raving lunatic when we see other dogs (and sometimes people) when we are out walking, as many of you know already because I talk about this problem way too much! Anyway, the behaviorist at Purdue is the fifth trainer we have consulted to deal with this, and obviously we can't drive him up there every week, so we communicate via email in between visits. I told them Chico was the perfect angel in our house, and had learned how to stay on his mat no matter what I do, and they wanted me to prove it! So this is my video of Chico staying put while I clap, sing, ring the doorbell, march around him, etc. Also, it's a 10-minute clip, but if you could just watch it up to 2:17 you will see my dear, departed cat Clarence walk around Chico so he can go upstairs. Really, that's why I'm sharing this: in his last months he could no longer walk up the stairs, and I love to see him here. (You'll hear Brian Williams doing the NBC Nightly News in the background too--another dear, departed one in a way.)

ANYWAY. All this to say: I learned a lot here because I didn't realize how nice the YouTube app was until I downloaded it onto my phone yesterday. So much easier to use than it was last year when I had to figure out how to post this and then how to email it to Purdue! I even went to Blogger on my phone (not my computer) to upload this video. Very simple. Now I'm going to film Chico learning to look at me for a treat instead of going after dogs on our walks (he's getting a little better!)