
Although I don't have any pics of the Buckster at Halloween, here he is knocking at the door in a similar "trick-or-treat" scenario. He sometimes had to be coerced back inside the house with treats, otherwise he would continue to play or eventually - if he stayed out long enough - be tempted to escape by squeezing under the lattice screen below the floor level of the house (the house was elevated on a post and pier foundation). Periodically, he'd come up to the door, check to see if a treat was on it's way or, if not, he'd turn around and go back down the stair. Finally, when the treat was offered, he'd come bounding back, full of enthusiasm. Soon enough, he learned that the more times he went out (or pretended he needed to go out), the greater the chance of getting more treats.
As you can see by the mud on his chin in this picture, he was beginning to lean towards "trick" instead of "treat".
As you can see by the mud on his chin in this picture, he was beginning to lean towards "trick" instead of "treat".
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