Ahhh, the joys of having a puppy. Sometimes Hank does things that just make me laugh.

He loves to pick stuff up in his mouth… of course, he is a retriever after all. Unless it’s something that is harmful I will usually just let him have it. I don’t want him to learn that I take everything away from him. If I have a reward handy, I might practice a Drop It. He likes to pick up old coffee cups and other garbage to carry around, but will quickly get bored and drop it on his own.

The other day, there was an old winter scarf that had been discarded on the street. Hank went right over to it and picked up one end and dragged it for BLOCKS. I could tell he was very proud of himself. When we stopped at curbs he would put it down and sit. As soon as we started moving again, he picked it back up to bring it along.

The best part about the whole thing was that it was such a long scarf, that as he dragged it he was also stepping on it with his back feet. So, essentially he was playing tug-o-war with himself as he walked!