By Ted Schredd

This is a great gag that you can pull off on your next trip to the Supermarket. This suggestion was sent in by Julie Clausen of the University of South Dakota.

Take a couple friends or kids to the supermarket and buy a box of doggy
treats. While at the cash register, as you pay, the others in your party show a great eagerness about having one of the doggy treats...they just can't wait for one! You try to discourage them which starts a small disagreement. Using an authoritative voice you yell out, “Sit stay”. Then get your dog biscuit lovers to sit on the ground and put on their best puppy dog eyes. After paying for the biscuits ask the dogs to get up and heel all the way out of the store.

Other angles on this are just carry some dog biscuits around with you and hold them high above your head. Make your child jump up and try grab the biscuit from your hands.

If they misbehave pull out a collar and tell them to smarten up. Then talk lots of baby or puppy talk to them. You know, over emphasize your love to the point of being repulsive. Head patting also helps as well as getting your “dog” to scratch themselves with their legs.

 

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