Lucy Hiding Under The Bed

Our new puppy, Lucy, is incredibly curious (I think she may have some cat in her).  Earlier tonight, during her exploration, she crawled under our bed.  This was a little bit of a problem because there are lots of boxes of stuff under the bed, so, I couldn’t even see her.  But I knew she was under there because I could hear her scratching and chewing on things.

I called her numerous times to get her to come out from under the bed but she is still working on the concept of responding when she is called.  She will come, sometimes, when she is called but other times she completely disregards this command as if she can’t even hear it.

“Is it possible she is stuck under there?” I wondered.  “How long will she hang out under the bed?”

I was concerned because I don’t even know what is under the bed.  I’m pretty sure the last time some of those boxes were opened was just prior to the Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.  I didn’t know if what she was chewing on was dangerous in any way.

So, I grabbed some of her treats and I put one under the bed.  When Lucy retrieved the treat she was still under the bed but now she was in a spot that was visible to me.

I put another treat under the bed.  This time it was a bit closer to me.

Sure enough, Lucy came closer and ate that treat.

I continued placing treats in front of Lucy but closer and closer to myself.  And she continued to move closer and closer as she retrieved the treats.

Finally, she didn’t even realize it but she was no longer under the bed.

I picked her up and said, “Aha!  I’ve got you.”  And she licked my face as if this were a fun game we had been planning to play for days.

“Why don’t you come when I call you?”  I asked her. 

She just smiled and—I have a feeling—thought this: “How am I going to train you to provide all kinds of new, fun and interesting ways to give me treats if I do that?”