The response that every feeder hears at some point. The wall that must be taken down brick by brick.
I'll often show up from the gas station or drive-thru and hand my wife a treat. She used to pull the "I didn't want that", "I didn't ask for this".
One of the most satisfying developments over time as they become accustomed to constantly getting little freebie treats is "it doesn't matter that you didn't want it. It's here. For you. Your name is on it.... as you open it up, smell the food, you're going to learn to want it."
This just becomes a normal event and something they slowly start to look forward to. Now if I come back with something for me and not her, she wonders where her snack is.
No more "I didn't want that".
What you did or didn't want is irrelevant. You're always up for a snack now. The only thing that matters is there's some surprise food here for you. And you know you're eventually going to eat it. And you can thank me later.
Now I'll come home with fries and get the "ooow, it's like you read my mind!"
I'm thinking "no, you're just a fattie now."
I'll often show up from the gas station or drive-thru and hand my wife a treat. She used to pull the "I didn't want that", "I didn't ask for this".
One of the most satisfying developments over time as they become accustomed to constantly getting little freebie treats is "it doesn't matter that you didn't want it. It's here. For you. Your name is on it.... as you open it up, smell the food, you're going to learn to want it."
This just becomes a normal event and something they slowly start to look forward to. Now if I come back with something for me and not her, she wonders where her snack is.
No more "I didn't want that".
What you did or didn't want is irrelevant. You're always up for a snack now. The only thing that matters is there's some surprise food here for you. And you know you're eventually going to eat it. And you can thank me later.
Now I'll come home with fries and get the "ooow, it's like you read my mind!"
I'm thinking "no, you're just a fattie now."
5 years