Odin's First Dollar

 

The saying is that you can't teach old dogs new tricks, but I think that is really referring to human beings.  I'm pretty sure you can teach old dogs new tricks, but I never expected this. 

I've heard that dogs watch you very closely and pick-up some of your habits and actions, but I never expected this.

Our dog, Odin, has picked up a lot of my habits: he loves to eat all the time, he loves eating chicken and cheese, he poops a lot, and he gets very excited when my wife, (his "mom") comes home. I can understand that, I just never expected this.

The two of us went out for a walk and as we got to our neighbor's house, Odin stopped and there was something in the street-HE FOUND A DOLLAR! (When I left New Jersey seven years ago, I had found over $90 on the ground in my last fourteen months.)

I don't think he knew what it was, but he didn't try to eat it.  I picked it up and then I felt a blog coming and threw it on the ground and took the picture while he was looking away.  He knew it wasn't food; maybe he was disappointed it wasn't foreign currency. (since he has seen the bills in my car)

What are the odds of finding a dollar bill on your own street at the next house? Well, the odds are better if you lost a dollar recently. About six days ago, I went out to get pizza and got a dollar bill and change and I put it in my sweat pants. (Never a good idea-I once lost a $100 bill while delivering circulars to houses and a couple months later it was found when the snow melted in New Jersey)

I didn't know where the bill went and I looked in my car and I didn't find it.  I'm at least 75% sure that it's my bill, but I didn't tell Odin. I did tell him that my mannequin Lily got a $20 tip once and he needs to find 19 more bills just to tie her.

I'm wondering what other tricks I can teach Odin, maybe I can teach him to read? No doubt that the look on his face is saying, "Read me more of your book."