I can crawl!!!

A couple of weeks ago I happened to take Bugsy to Petsmart and they offered us a free 30 minute training session. Since I am always looking for new things and techniques and in this time in which we are 'resting' him, we really need to keep his mind going so we said, "SURE!"
Today was the day - we were scheduled with Niki in Garner, NC 919-661-0690 - and I was worried when Bugsy was so excited in the car that he whined the whole way there. We are talking a whole-lot-a-dog to be that excited LOL
At the best of times he isn't the easiest dog to train. He is more interested in pleasing himself than anyone else, is easily distracted and can cause trouble in an empty room. I have more memories of embarrassing moments in Petsmart than anywhere else.
Curiously Bugsy was very motivated by the beef liver treats and kept doing an instant sit complete with a focus that burned holes into Niki. But that is all he would do. Sigh. We did manage a 'high five' and even a 'high ten' but it was all in Bugsy's special frenetic way.
And true to form he gave Niki many kisses and attempted to kiss everyone that looked in the training pen. Especially one adorable little girl that became the apple of his eye.
Moving on we decided that he would learn 'take' which we have never formally worked on. Now the real Bugsy emerged - he wouldn't take any toy in his mouth. It was like taking a toy was being asked to enter a torture chamber. He spit a few out, clamped his mouth shut, kept moving his snout away from Niki, etc.
She even let him choose a toy - nope none were any good. Sigh. Eventually with a new looking nylabone we had some success and a lot of laughter.
She was able to get him to take the nylabone and he would walk off, turn around, spit it out and go get his treat. To be honest I am not sure which part of the sequence he thought was earning the treat, LOL
We had a chat while he rested and made an assortment of his sighs and groans. Then Niki decided she would teach him to crawl. He did fairly well at this pretty quickly. She worked him on that a bit and then I said it was probably enough as he looked like he'd just walked out of a marine boot camp.
If he could just do things at a semi-normal pace he wouldn't get so fried but he is who he is.
I must commend Niki on being patient with his stubbornness and for realizing that he is an overgrown sweetie. She was able to see through his insanity and see that he is quite bright and loves to do things.
So thanks Niki we had a great time and even learned something!