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anonymous · Answer

Dog Training Me?
by Bryan Ellett

      My new dog is a mutt, or a mix of breeds, most likely a mix between a basset hound and a beagle. No one knows for sure, though. His name is Capote, and he is a really attractive dog, small but sturdy. He has great posture and always looks proud, sticking his chest out slightly and standing tall. There is only one problem, but it’s a big problem: he won’t fetch.
      Actually, it’s worse than that. Not only will he not fetch, he’s making me play his game! I throw the ball, and Capote goes running after it, as if fetch is the thing in the world he most enjoys. He begins bringing the ball back to me, but then he runs right past me. I follow him, reaching for the ball and trying to pull it out of his mouth, but he keeps turning away from me, teasing me with the ball! He’s not playing fetch; he’s playing “come chase me!” And he’s training me to do it, too!
      Once I realized this, I read some books, and I’ve changed my strategy. If he runs past me with the ball, I don’t follow him, and I don’t reach for the ball. Instead, I turn my back on him and ignore him. He really does like to play, so me ignoring him is a tremendous punishment! Eventually, he’ll bring the ball over to me, and once he does, I immediately throw it. That way, he knows that he’ll be rewarded with another throw if he brings me the ball. He is not a perfect fetch player yet, but I can now tell that one day he will be!

anonymous · Answer

Which statement is supported by the story?
	A. 	 The narrator enjoys playing with his dog.
	B. 	 The dog does not enjoy playing with the narrator.
	C. 	 The narrator taught his dog the wrong way to fetch.
	D. 	 The dog will never learn how to play fetch.

anonymous · Answer

@esshotwired

anonymous · Answer

@Skittle

anonymous · Answer

same story 	 The reader can infer that
	A. 	 Capote is not very smart.
	B. 	 dogs can be trained to fetch.
	C. 	 young dogs cannot play games.
	D. 	 some dogs will never fetch.

anonymous · Answer

I think A. The narrator enjoys playing with his dog is the best answer.

esshotwired · Answer

My guess for the first one would be A and for the second one I would guess it would be B

anonymous · Answer

thx

anonymous · Answer

I agree with ess on the second one.