http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/01/06/gratuitous-dog-blogging-trickster-lives-and-her-name-is-harper/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:46:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/01/06/gratuitous-dog-blogging-trickster-lives-and-her-name-is-harper/comment-page-1/#comment-390565 Phyllis DeGioia Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:06:45 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4788#comment-390565 oh God, this just makes me laugh! oh God, this just makes me laugh!

]]> http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/01/06/gratuitous-dog-blogging-trickster-lives-and-her-name-is-harper/comment-page-1/#comment-390519 Dogs Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:16:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4788#comment-390519 I have 2 labs, one yellow and one black, both of which demand to be treated as lap dogs. Makes for some interesting tv watching... I have 2 labs, one yellow and one black, both of which demand to be treated as lap dogs. Makes for some interesting tv watching…

]]> http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/01/06/gratuitous-dog-blogging-trickster-lives-and-her-name-is-harper/comment-page-1/#comment-390503 Arlene Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:26:57 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4788#comment-390503 I've almost always had two dogs, and I've seen the trickster behavior a lot (though some dogs are more manipulative than others). If one of my dogs wants a toy the other one has, it may go to another toy, shake it around, and just make it seem very desirable. Then the other dog drops the first toy--and the second dog scoops it up. Of course, we all know the dogs manipulate US all the time, too! I’ve almost always had two dogs, and I’ve seen the trickster behavior a lot (though some dogs are more manipulative than others). If one of my dogs wants a toy the other one has, it may go to another toy, shake it around, and just make it seem very desirable. Then the other dog drops the first toy—and the second dog scoops it up. Of course, we all know the dogs manipulate US all the time, too!

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