After a nice evening of indoor soccer I came home to the remnants of a Baopage (Baobab+Rampage). His home when we are not home is in the sun room and evidently he has discovered how to open doors. The handles here are levers and he has found that opposable thumbs are not a prerequisite for opening such devices. I brought him to the front porch and witnessed his naughty dexterity.
Speaking of naughty, while I was in the shower, not four feet away, managed this and then posed, stoically, surveying the damage:
Then, after a good bit of shaming:
Interestingly, and I assume as a result of 14 months in the shelter before our adoption, he simply is not particularly responsive to verbal cues. Sit? Not a chance. Stay? Nope. A simple 'come'? Even after six days, still no. Any ideas?
First off, call it a Rambab. Rolls off the tongue more smoothly than Baopage. Second, look up clicker training. Mebbe you can't find a proper clicker, but you can probably find some alternate device to accomplish the same task. The idea being that you have a distinct sound that you use to signal good behavior in ol' Baobab. Attach that sound to his favorite treat and, shazam!
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