My Springer, Eliot was raised with a television left on at all times for his companionship. I hoped that while everyone was away he would hear the voices on television and think someone was around. However, Eliot is very intelligent and he knows the voices of all the family members as well as friends that come to visit. I guess as a dog owner I found comfort in this theory, even though a puppy only needs several days to learn all the voices in the household.

But one day I was quite shocked when a commercial for Meow Mix came on the television and Eliot went racing to sit in front of the television and began singing along with the commercial. It was if while he was alone with the television, he made friends with the Meow Mix’s cats. Eliot continued this sing-a-long for quite some time until the advertisers changed the commercial.

When friends and family members found out about this, they would sing the Meow Mix song to encourage Eliot to sing along. It would not take him long to join in the sing-a-long with them. Of course, this made everyone laugh and being a clown, Eliot would keep singing until he needed a drink! It is so true that dogs aim to please, even for a good laugh!

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