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Submitted by Jeanne , this is a fantastic picture of her dog Seamus in the play Annie.

Hi Jeanne, You are getting close to the show, how exciting! Great questions. See my answers below and ask if you have more. 1. Do you think it's a good idea for me to take him to the park and tire him out the afternoon before the show, burn off some of that Wheaten energy? This depends on your history...

Hi Jeff. It's three weeks until Seamus appears in "Annie." I think he's doing well, although a little concerned about the small amount of rehearsal time we have. I keep rehearsing him anyway, hoping he can generalize when the time comes. My question is about prepping for the show night...

Hi Jeanne, Good for you for undertaking such a fun task to give you and Seamus a training goal. I created a post for you to read about this, complete with a video of Ranger doing the final behavior. Your strategy of "catching him" doing the behavior when he stretches is very savvy and will...

Hi Jeff. This is not a behavior problem but just a silly, fun thing. Seamus is going to play "Sandy" in a lower/middle school production of "Annie." It's a small school and only one low key performance in the gym. He loves children and is used to hanging around school (and for...