Rusty begging

Here’s my dog, Rusty.  We got her from a rescue home almost 5 years ago.  She’s a cocker spaniel mix but we’re not sure the the “mix” part is.  She had some real problems when we got her but after knowing that we weren’t going to hurt her, she softened up a lot.

Whoever had her before must have taught her at least one trick because right from the beginning, she was able to “shake hands.”  We’ve been teaching her other tricks since then.

   Here’s the list:

1. Shake hands
2. Roll over
3. Sit
4. Stay
5. Lie down
6. Crawl (on her stomach if you can believe that)
7. Walk on her back legs only
8. Dance on her back legs in a circle
9. Hop on her back legs
10. Catch a piece of food in the air after we set it on the tip of her nose
11. Beg

We’re working her on covering her eyes with her front paws and playing “dead” but that’s taking a little while.  She’s been a good dog and I’m glad we got her.