The purpose of this post is to antagonize the Elitest Jerk, who had the gall to laugh at me when she saw how OCD I am about Moo Moo’s training. In full disclosure, it’s true, I have a ridiculously tall stack of dog training books and I have been keeping a journal documenting the data from our daily trials in obnoxious detail. When I justified this admittedly peculiar behavior by explaining that “I can’t help it — it’s the scientist in me” she just laughed harder and told her mom, who also laughed at me.
I have no idea what is so funny. Afterall, I DO have a Ph.D. I am a scientist! And as such, I am amassing evidence that my little Moon Pie is smarter than her Cupcake. In conclusion, I have three videos documenting the brilliance of Moo Moo. I leave you with the words of Bernadette of the Big Bang Theory, “…get a doctorate. I have one; they’re great.”
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February 24, 2013 at 10:30 pm
Kathy
I love the way the dog wags his tail. Seriously, it’s so sweet.
February 25, 2013 at 1:34 am
Lunar Euphoria
It is super sweet. I could just eat her up!
February 24, 2013 at 10:43 pm
westseventhfreelance
What an amazing- and adorable dog. As a cat owner, I also appreciate the sweet indifference of the cat making breezy appearances…
February 25, 2013 at 1:36 am
Lunar Euphoria
Haha! Don’t let Yip fool you with that indifference routine. She is such a diva. She tries so hard to distract Moo Moo and steal the show.
February 25, 2013 at 12:27 am
Elitest Jerk
This is an obvious cyber attack on me, and I must respond as such.
In my defense, I never laughed at the adorable Moo moo, or her impressive tricks. I commended her. But yes, I did laugh at your notes. Please post a picture of those notes?
As any real dog trainer, like myself, knows, scientific trials are not necessary in training a dog. In order to effectively train your dog you must do the following..
Sit with your dog in a dimly lit room and meditate with her daily. Let your dog become one with you both emotionally and spiritually. Wait..what am I talking about? In order o effectively train your dog, you need a big ole hunk of cheese and a few 5 minute burst training sessions.
Cupcake (aka Lola) is brilliant and doesn’t have time for such intense training as Moomoo. She has her own special version of identifying her stuffed animals. I don’t normally like to brag about her, but in this one case, I will make an exception. Please see the following link, and prepare to be impressed!
And… I leave you with the words of Sheldon Cooper of the Big Bang Theory, “…BAZINGA!!”
February 25, 2013 at 1:06 am
Lunar Euphoria
Dear Lord! I stand corrected: Cupcake (you can’t expect me to call her Lola after knowing she was once a Cupcake) is no puppy; she’s a natural disaster. Bazinga for real.
I will not post my super secret scientific data, thankyouverymuch. But nice try. I’ll have you know that I have adopted methods in papers from scientific journals and a published randomized testing schedule to my training protocol. (I’m not kidding, I really have.)
And for the record, when I sit to meditate in a dimly lit room with her she walks across my lap repeatedly, beats panda against me, and uses my back as a prop for her head stands. We are indeed becoming one emotionally and spiritually.
February 25, 2013 at 6:32 am
Debra Parmley
Moo Moo is adorable! I love watching her find the correct toy.
There must be something to this secret scientific data you are collecting. Probably why Yip is always nearby. Cats, they always know. 😉
February 25, 2013 at 2:25 pm
Lunar Euphoria
I suspect Yip is attempting to decode my notations so she can control the dog.
February 25, 2013 at 1:44 pm
skatturcast
LOL…ok both Lunar and Elitest…thanks for the laugh this morning! Love the Lola picture and the Moo Moo videos.
February 25, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Lunar Euphoria
Hey! Science is serious!
February 26, 2013 at 1:14 am
Dana
Love it! What a smart girl… she must take after her PhD owner. 🙂
February 26, 2013 at 1:09 pm
Lunar Euphoria
She aims to please – and snag a puppy treat.
March 1, 2013 at 11:35 pm
michelleatplay
Brilliant puppy! I know YOU have a doctorate, but I think she might too!
March 4, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Lunar Euphoria
After she completes her training we can call her Dr. Moon Pie.
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March 4, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Maddie Cochere
Absolutely loved these!! What a great dog. I’m sure she loves the attention as she’s being trained (in addition to the treats).
March 4, 2013 at 7:09 pm
Lunar Euphoria
Yay! She is a good girl when she wants to be. And when hotdogs are involved.
March 4, 2013 at 7:48 pm
Elitest Jerk
A nice compliment to Dr. TT
March 14, 2013 at 2:17 am
Lunar Euphoria
She is.
March 9, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Jackie Cangro
I’m a little late to this post, but may I say that Moo Moo is the cutest! She’s so smart. Thanks to your dedication she may beat out that border collie who can identify dozens of different objects by name. (Reggie of course does no such feats. His biggest accomplishment is Paw.)
How old is she now?
March 14, 2013 at 2:16 am
Lunar Euphoria
Moon Pie is about 7 months old.
And yes, Moo Moo is out to break Chaser’s record!
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