Time Out

When Lauren was 12 months old we had to send her to time out. Not because we thought she was ready, but because she hit Wyatt which if the tables had been turned would have resulted in a time out for Wyatt. When she did it, he looked at us like....what's up. What are you going to do about this? So we sent her to time out, and she completely complied. She sat, made a frowny face and proceeded to go kiss Wyatt after she was told she could get out of time out. That was her way of saying sorry.



Nathan and I were shocked (not sure why since humans are extremely smart and dogs will sit and stay). From that point forward, when Lauren misbehaved, she got a time out. When Wyatt gets a time out, Lauren also gets one. Not because we put her there, but because she wants to join him and puts herself there. She will often throw in a fake cry too. I've been dying to get a video, but it's impossible to have one in the middle of needing to discipline your child. I did, however, get a picture the other day.