We spent some time living with the derangement that is Trotter before we realised that the only thing he will respond to are the words ' What’s This!?! ' said in a loud and excitable voice.
' What’s this!?! ' can be used in a variety of ways:
- To stop Trotter barking in the Garden
- To stop Trotter attacking people as they leave the house
- To stop Trotter eating the post
- To stop Trotter chasing Faggot up the stairs
- To stop Trotter from barking at the doors
One day Martha had taken Trotter out for a walk and decided to try a ' What’s This!?! ' to see if she could get him to let go of a large branch that he was tugging on, trying to pull it off the tree.
' What’s This!?! ' she said in a loud and excitable voice, then realised she was on his deaf side, so very carefully worked her way round to the right.
' What’s This!?! ' she said in a loud and excitable voice, which caused Trotter to let go of the branch, which promptly sprang back smacking Martha straight in the face, very nearly knocking her over.
We have only used ' What’s This!?! ' with prudence ever since.
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