This month Zita has run into headfirst into a fence, fallen off her bed and broken an aquarium and yesterday she got stuck under her bed which is a twin-sized one for humans.
She hit the cedar board fence while chasing the shadow of a hummingbird. When she ran and jumped on the bed, the mattress slid off causing her to fall and bounce off the front of the aquarium stand. The stand needs all the front support pieces and the three doors reattached. We are working on the concept of no running in the house.
Getting stuck under her bed happened when she was playing with a ball and it rolled under the bed and she went after it laying on her side. She couldn't get it into her mouth and it kept rolling further under the bed, so she kept wiggling after it until all that was left out were her back feet.
For some reason, at that point she became unhappy. When she realized that she couldn't get out, she was unhappy and loud. I went around and stuffed the ball in her mouth to keep her happy while thinking about how to get her out. The bed weighs over 100 lbs, and it is on a new floor, so moving the bed was not an option. Dragging her out would have hurt both of us.
Getting her out took three liver treats put where she could see them, but couldn't get to while under the bed, Then I hung onto the bed frame, braced my feet against her back paws and said, "Treats, Zita." She was a bit hesitant with her inchworm impersonation until I started calling the other dogs for treats. The other dogs were all shut away, but she didn't know that.
Does she get the prize?