We started taking our Golden Retriever to Dogboy's on Thursdays to help him get some exercise and have a chance to socialize with other dogs. We noticed along with some of the other reviewers that when ever we said the word 'Dogboys' he'd go absolutely nuts (like when he heard 'walk', 'treat'...etc). Well to avoid this we'd started refraining from mentioning the word until it was just about time to walk out the door. This worked for a while, but now he has somehow figured out how to read a calendar. He wakes up early on Thursdays and spends the whole morning in hyper mode until he can get in the van and be on his way to Dogboys. I had always heard that dogs had a hard time with the concept of time...not so with the proper motivation.
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