The one bit of our sprawlingly complicated TV setup that can’t be manipulated via remote control is the turning on and off of our XBox, which we use for watching DVDs. We have to actually get off the couch to turn it on and off. One night whilst lamenting this burden, Leslie had the epiphany that we could train Sous to do it. You know, she’s five months old now, she should be pulling her weight around the house.
It turns out it was pretty easy to do with the clicker… I just had to glue a piece of a plastic easter egg to the switch so she could hit it with her nose. There have been calls for internet video of the feat, and we’ve finally gotten around to it. So, by popular request:
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Great video! How scary is my laugh though?
Very impressive!! So when will Sous be assisting with meal preparation? Maybe starting with the sauces?
You wouldn’t need to train your dog to do that if you just played Wii instead 😉
We don’t play games on the XBox… we just chipped it to play DVDs and downloaded movies 🙂