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The pavlovian puppy-eater

This is what I now call my vacuum cleaner since I started using it as a dog training tool. Scott and I had been getting up at around 4 am to let the dogs out just to shut them up. I honestly couldn't tell you if it was Padi or Obi or if they took turns doing the yipping, but we were sick of it. It would go on for hours until we got up to take them out. The solution was the vaccuum set up near their crates -- out of view, but very close. It was hooked up to an extension cord that ran into the bedroom and was plugged into the surge protector right on my nightstand. Whenever the yipping would start up, I would turn on the vacuum for a few seconds. Such smart dogs -- it only took one morning to learn. ;)