Winnie the Tzu

You are never too old to stop and look both ways before crossing the street.  I think this is an important point that many people forget once they are no longer children.  I have always insisted that Winnie stops & sits before we cross the street no matter if there is traffic or if we have a green light to cross.  Some might think this is silly, but by conditioning my dog to stop & sit before proceeding across a street (and believe me, after doing this for 2 years she knows where the sidewalk ends and the street begins) I have taught her to pause before walking into a potentially dangerous situation for her which she has no perception of.  She knows it’s safe to cross when I give her release command “ok.”  I’d much rather take a moment for both of our sakes to pause at the edge of the road than risk Winnie darting out into oncoming traffic.