Our last dog would come into my (home) office and stare at me. It was the “I need to go outside” stare. I would tell her, “if you want to go outside, go see mom”.
She would then turn around, walk away, and a few seconds later I’d hear my wife, “oh, you want to go outside?”...and would let her out.
...like clockwork :) I still don’t think my wife knows I was doing it :)
#24 Your wife has you trained too : )
Was friends with a family in the 80's with a young dog named Red which the youngest kid (Shawn) had found abandoned. Dog was part Golden Retriever and something else, with a good temperament (like most Retrievers. However one particular issue was that he just loved insisted on staying in the back seat of my old 67 Catalina. Once in he simply would not get out and would stay there for hours if I let him. I had to make believe I was mad and look at him sternly and command, Red, get out! If I did not give in to laughing then Red would slowly move to the door and gingerly put on foot outside and then give me a look like, "How could you be so mean?" Once out I would have to close the door quickly so that he would not jump back in. I surmised he must have feared being abandoned again.
Needless to say, that rear seat was a taste of Heaven for him. Well, one day I am some of the family we were at the dairy farm (where he was found) up the street that I worked at, and while it was sunny it had rained, and as the kids played outside I looked at the muddy feet of Red and said "Red won't be able to get back in the car." Up to now Red was sitting peacefully, but as soon at he heard my "dire" words then he immediately started walking, making a beeline for the car. I attempted to call him to stop but that was futile. In thru the open rear windows he went and back into his safe haven.
Now I cannot say he exactly knew what I said, but he certainly understood what it meant!