I guess we are always learning. Ganther also taught me how to hold my ground, he was stubborn sometimes and would hold out for the magical treat, tug rope, or tennis ball, but I learned that sometimes you just needed to wait him out and he would do what you would ask and do it repeatedly. He was so smart and despite getting frustrated sometimes and barking, he would catch on to what I was asking and eventually get it down super well ("Are you shy?"). He would also just randomly refuse to do things, and there was nothing that I could pinpoint that would scare him (often times, if I would lay down and ask for a squish to get him into the car and he would jump right in for that) it was just him being like nope, not today. He would also ALWAYS want to sniff trees or poles and would pull me -arm socket and all- over to the tree so he could sniff, over time I learned that he couldn't do that so I would just have to keep walking and tell him to leave it. He was persistent and taught me to be equally or more persistent, which I think I will use a lot this summer when I am a lifeguard at a girl scout camp. He taught how to balance and know when to be persistent and when to let loose and even though those may seem like they are at the opposite sides of the spectrum and how could one dog teach me those two things, but he did and he was both of those things.
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