cute puppy story

ok, I really hadn't intended this blog to be one of those "oh look, my pet is so cute!" compendiums, but this story is just too adorable, not to mention illustrates how well-trained and intelligent Prada is...

I took prada out to park, then we played a few minutes of fetch with the kong out in the hallway
now, the kong is not designed to bounce normally
it's designed to bounce everywhichway, amke the puppy think
well this one bounced around the corner and down the stairs
I heard it go down but decided to wait and see what Prada did
she hovered around the top of the stairs for a minute, then came prancing back to me all cock-eared and confused so I put her on leash and we walked down the stairs to get the toy

Now, I'd never scolded her for going down the stairs without me, mostly because she'd never gone without me in the first place. She automatically made the distinction, then, that this was a place she could go with me, and not alone. She knows she can run the hallways with me, but if I don't come out with her (say i'm stanidng in the doorway talking to someone on my way out) then she gets confused and wants back in. If the door to the MPR is open while we're playing down there she may wander into the lobby by the elevators but she always is looking back for me, wanting to know if she's allowed to go out or not. I always call her back in, so eventually I expect she'll get the idea that if we're in the MPR she can only stay inside there, on the carpet, and not on the tile of the lobby.