Kramer rules

Kramer lives mostly indoors these days - and has created a few rules for himself and challenges for us.

If he thinks we are going out - he knows he will be put down in his "room" downstairs. So he hides. He has found one hiding spot that he knows makes it difficult for us to "retrieve" him. Under Ian's desk - and he refuses to be coaxed out with cheese, or chicken. We now have a broom that we can get in behind him and drag him out using the head of the broom. If we are not quick he's dived off to some other hiding spot.

All of his hiding spots - including his box - don't present problems to us.

In the morning - anytime from 4.30 am onwards - he will decide it is time to come in upstairs and let out an intermittend "Woof" which will wake us. We have learned it is easier to go and get him, and bring him upstairs and he has a towel on the bedroom floor that he goes to sleep on until we wake.

Kramer rules.

When the grandchildren visit they love letting him out of his "room" - and making him get out under the door that he chewed away. He loves them - knowing of course that they can spoil him.