Brazen

My sister is one of the lucky ones. She managed to take what she loved, and make a career out of it. She's a dog trainer. Specifically, she teaches agility and judges agility tournaments. So, it follows that she'd need dogs who are good at agility. The two dogs that she started off with are getting old, and while they are still a big part of her family, aren't actively competing. So, last year she got a new dog.

Meet Brazen.



In her 18 months, Brazen has become quite the accomplished dog. She's got a boatload of tricks that she can do, and she's happy to show some of them off.




Perching on the stool was one of the first tricks she learned. Granted, it was easier when she was smaller; but she's still game to play whenever asked. She'll perch up on that stool and stay as long as you want. She stands on that stool too, with her feet all together like a circus dog on a ball.

Once, my sister had a plumber in to do some work. He went down to the basement, and my sister left him alone to work. The dogs are typically pretty quiet, so she didn't think anything of it when they weren't in the room with her. After a while, she heard the plumber start to laugh, and went to check it out. It seems that Brazen had decided to watch him work. She'd tiptoed down the stairs and perched herself on top of his tool box (cross-wise, so she was sitting on it like a bird on a wire.) The plumber thought it was a great trick, except that she was blocking his access to his tools.