Helper Hounds: Brisket Helps Miryam Deal with Online Learning
Oh sorry Mr Luke Zahra said It’s just so nice to see Brisket off of social media You’ve been on lots of good bimbles there in America haven’t you I put my front paws on the desk and panted I missed London a lot especially living near Zahra But I did get to take lots of good walks or bimbles as we used to call them here in our new city We had so many great smells I loved taking them all in So what’s new Luke asked How’s life Well Zahra said I’ve been dying to tell you Rufus got a dog Can you believe that And it looks just like you except huge It’s an Airedale Terrier They rescued it from the same place where Luke adopted you the R S P C A Luke said That’s right Zahra said But guess what they named it Luke and I were silent I sat down straight 2
My tail swished across Luke’s lap Guess Zahra said again Brisket Luke said finally No They aren’t that big of copycats Zahra said But it is a food Alright I’ll just tell you Kale Salad Can you believe that A dog named after the grossest food of all time Brilliant I love kale salad Luke said Zahra shook her head My mom likes it too But it’s not a good name for a dog Kale salad is green and healthy This dog is always muddy and naughty He gets into so much trouble I’m trying to help Rufus work with him But Kale Salad won’t focus He’s all over the place Kale Salad just wants to run wild
Well said Luke That sounds familiar Luke smiled and clucked his tongue I reached up to kiss him Do you remember how Brisket used to be Luke asked When I first rescued him Not really Zahra said I was little then Well we had to work a lot on how to focus Luke said Brisket was a wild wild terrier Just like Kale Salad Here let me show you something to help Luke slid his computer monitor back He called me up on the desk and stood up so Zahra could get a better look My tail slid like a rudder across the desk Two pens and a notebook fell to the floor with a tap and a thunk Careful with that tail Zahra laughed But my eyes were no longer on the screen My eyes were on the liver treat in his hands Luke brought it to his eyes and said Focus in 4
his chirpy dog voice My eyes locked on his My tail stood stick straight I didn’t move an inch Luke flipped me the liver treat Good boy Brisket Luke said See how easy that is I bet you could teach this to Kale Salad Just grab a treat bring it to your nose and say Focus When Kale Salad makes eye contact give him the treat and praise like crazy You can train Rufus to do the same
