The Papillon who Could Perform Miracles My little princess Cordy would only sit on the carpet or a blanket because she didn’t believe that a princess should put her butt on a cold floor. It was so cute, it feels like just yesterday, I miss her so much. She was perfect. She would even alert my parents to my seizures even though she was never trained to do that. After I had had one she would sit next to me until I could look her in the eye and say “Mommy’s okay”. Even if it took an hour. As soon as I could tell her that I was OK she would nod and then go back to bed. She was the best thing that ever happened to us. We got her right after my dad had his first open heart surgery hoping she would help him live longer. She changed all our lives and 15 years later my dad is doing great. After 3 open heart surgeries and 3 brain surgeries he is 70 but literally looks and acts like a 50 year old. She was absolutely one of a kind. People thought we were crazy when we got her because we wouldn’t go anywhere she wasn’t invited and refused to leave her alone. None of our Papillons have ever been left at home without one of us there. Witch means we haven’t been to a restaurant together in 15 years. Their worth it! Cordy was the center of our universe and we made all decisions with her in mind. My parents and I were always close but she made us inseparable. I choose to still live with my parents because of her. But I consider myself luckier than most because I have seen her 3 times sense she passed away and she looked happier and more beautiful than ever. She even managed a minor miracle. My dad bought a new car and that night it snowed heavily. The next morning everything was covered with 1 1/2 feet of snow except the new car witch only had water droplets on it. The car was in the open, no trees around. And next to the car where tiny paw prints. My Mom saw her once, the night before she was hospitalized. So we know she is still watching over us, exactly as she did in life. After the worst of our grieving had passed, ( My Dad woke up crying every day for weeks, they had the closest relationship because he literally never left home without he unless he had a doctors appointment.) we decided to get a new female. And we knew Cordy approved because she brought the baby ( as we still call her ) two toys. ( At different times. ) I buy all her toys on Amazon, so I know for a fact I didn’t buy them. In the morning they were lying beside the sleeping baby. The most incredible dog in the world, still amazing us even after death! The toys she brought were a replica of the baby’s favorite toy ( witch had lost an eye ) and a tiny yellow rubber ducky. We still miss her every day even though it has been 3 years. Sadly she was only 12 when she passed. None of us had ever owned a dog, except my dad who had one in Vietnam as part of the K-9 unit. One of the things that have led to him having PTSD since then was knowing that the government executed the dog that saved his life on numerous occasions. So because we had never had a dog, we were completely ignorant about buying a puppy. Because of that, we ended up unknowingly buying her from a puppy mill. Despite all that, knowing how much we loved her she defied expectations bye holding on for 2 more years than any on believed possible. ( she didn’t suffer, she just had a week heart. ) To prove how ignorant I was about all things dogs I remember telling my mom that buying one would be exspencive because they probably cost $300!!! LOL We eventually paid $1,500 for her. Worth every penny!!!
This is what passes for STARTERS freestyle in the UK?! Amazing! I performed freestyle and made it to the semi-finals of Turkey's Got Talent, season 1, but couldn't imagine any of my dogs, past or present, doing backwards weaves on two legs. Way to go! I have a nearly 4 yr. old Pap that does lots of tricks, and this has inspired me to start training him for freestyle.
This is such a beautiful performance! I am teaching my Brittany to dance and someday I hope we are even half as good as you and Toby, and Leo too of course!
Even at 13 weeks Leo was a prodigy pup. Your training was excellent so early on. I didnt begin training Gnocchi til he was 4.5 months old through about 12 months old. If I had started him this early he would have been on Dancing with the Stars by now. One of these days I'll do a video of Gnocchi's 50 tricks. Leo is fabulous!
WOOOOOOH!!!!!!! That was awesome! He can do most everything my lab can do! That is awesome for a smaller dog! Leo is amazing, handsome, and intelligent, and you are a great trainer! Keep it up! Little Leo fits in with all the other "World's Smartest Dogs!" My friend has a papillon who is untrained, I bet they are a ton calmer and better behaved with training and motivation, I haven't ever seen another pap do tricks like that!
