Toyota says dogs love trucks. I've had dogs that love trucks but the Greyhounds all seem uncertain about it the first few times. Miley was no exception. Likely this is because I have a little standard cab and there just isn't much room for them on the seat. (Surely it couldn't be my driving.) Poor Miley, bless her heart, just could not figure out how she was supposed to ride in this new "crate". In the end she spent most of our short ride to the feed store standing up, back feet on the floor, front feet on the seat & nose out the sliding rear window. That is after I convinced her that standing in my lap was not going to give me enough visibility to drive safely. Her chosen stance, while not terribly stable, was an improvement over my other Grey, Venus, who likes to lay on the seat with her front legs hanging off, wrapped around the stick shift, nose sniffing the air from the center vents.
At our destination, Miley stepped out using the door frame as a step. Looked quite comfortable & graceful doing so. The stairs into the feed store were a bit different. After a brief inspection, with a bit of encouragement she ascended with realative ease. "Way to go, Miley! What a good girl." Repeated process on the way out. This time she jumped the last two steps. This is normal for my other Greys. We had to go back in so I let her take the ramp.
"What's in the bags? That doesn't smell like dog food."
She seemed fascinated by the trailer of hay. Likely wondering what in the world that guy was doing with those big blocks.
"I like it here.
Do I have to get back in the big crate?"When we got home she got to try another set of steps. She gave them an inspection but hesitated a little longer than usual before tackling this latest obstacle. I wanted her up the stairs because I had already seen that one of our hooved stock had gone free range. Once she realized what was coming up behind her, Miley made it up the stairs in record time.
"Glad I could help. Now gimme the goods in the truck."
2 comments:
I'd move fast, too, if those 'horns' were behind me! LOL. Emma's first ride in our (std. size) truck was confusing for her. ...Couldn't figure out why she couldn't step into it like she did the car. Then she wanted ride in my lap; finally had to be content wobbling back and forth on the bench seat with her head on my shoulder...which of course was soon wet with drool.
Miley, you're such a good dog!
She really is a great dog. Glad to know someone else has a dog who needed to learn to ride in the cab of a truck. Maybe it isn't my driving after all. :) For the record, she rides fabulously well in the car.
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