Behavior Modification

Behavior Modification XLVI

First I had trouble getting the website to open; then it opened but wouldn't work.  I couldn't open a page to work on.  But now, here I am, mostly.  We shall see what happens next.

It has been another exciting evening in the neighborhood (well, the backyard garden).  As usual Mary and I were watching "our" telelanovela, La Familia con Suerte, which comes on at midnight.  The story had four minutes to go when Schuster begins his bouncing act: "let me out; I need to pee!"  Bounce.  "Let me out; I need to pee!"  Bounce.  We ignored him a week or so ago till the show got to a commercial.  Then, we went to the kitchen where we found a huge puddle on the mat before the door.  He's just a little dog, after all.

Well, I hit pause, disarmed the defense system, which the moment he hears he races for the kitchen door, barking loudly (at 1:30 in the morning).  By the time he gets to the door, the other 3 dogs have joined him, all barking loudly, of course.  I let them out and they and the racket disappeared into the night.  Frequently, after such an exodus, the barking ceases as they settle down to do their business, or whatever.  The silence didn't last long tonight, however.  Fortunately Mary, closing down the new room off the dining room, heard Schuster letting loose his, "come on guys, I've got a hot scent."  

Mary and I grabbed flashlights, and I my cane and off we went into the night to rescue a baby possum this time.  I told the story but the story disappeared along with the baby possum we rescued from the dogs.  I don't know where the rest of the post went, but I decided to let this half of it remain for posterity.  Save and close.  We'll see.