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Post by julianna on Mar 29, 2015 12:02:30 GMT -5
Oscar has figured out a new way to get my attention however, I am not too fond of it. He will cry wolf. In other words he will make his danger call when there is no danger. I know that it is not something that he sees and I cannot. He is tricking me into coming to where he is... like the drawer in the bathroom. (his new apartment). Usually he will just chirp away and wait for me to come and see him. If I do not come when he figures I should.... he calls danger. Of course I go because I didn't think the little rat would cry wolf.
Now... when he cries wolf... do I go or not?? I have snuck up on him and I can see he is not in danger... just sitting on the facecloths... waiting for me to show up. |
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Post by rickygonzalez on Mar 29, 2015 12:22:53 GMT -5
Wow, tough call. You don't want to train him to do that, but you don't want to ignore him if there really was a danger. Curious what the others think.
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Post by easttex on Mar 29, 2015 14:01:56 GMT -5
Oscar is diabolically clever, isn't he?  I would stop responding to it for a while. I would expect hm to figure it out pretty quickly. Would it be possible to set up mirrors so you can see what he's doing without him seeing you? For your peace of mind. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Mar 29, 2015 14:07:41 GMT -5
Ummm....I've never experienced this! Naughty, clever Oscar!!! I think I would ignore it a few times. You don't want him to think he's abandoned when he calls, but.... Tough call.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Mar 29, 2015 15:15:18 GMT -5
I get this from Shah from time to time. Being a very well trained slave, I do go to him as I just assume he is in danger. But you have to make your own choice. I agree with the others that it could be setting up some unfavourable behaviour but I am lucky with Shah as it is not a constant thing. He does it when he feels like annoying me and having a laugh at my expense. The same with "step up". He will say step up and I put my hand in the cage for him to get on and he runs through his hutch to the other side. Then as I am walking away, he does it again. It goes on and on. But, as with the alarm call, it is not a constant thing he does so I tolerate it as he seems to think it is fun.
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Post by easttex on Mar 29, 2015 18:53:57 GMT -5
You are a very good sport, Jan.  |
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Post by cnyguy on Mar 29, 2015 19:58:04 GMT -5
You are a very good sport, Jan. Shah has done a good job training Jan, and she's very good at following his instructions-- much like many of us Quaker slaves here.  I'd be inclined to respond to the alarm calls too. Ralph doesn't use them often, and it's usually a reaction to something he sees that he doesn't like-- something bright orange, a squirrel on the balcony, the snowplow with its flashing yellow light, things like that. So far, he hasn't "cried wolf" though; he has a definite reason for the calls. |
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Post by biteybird on Mar 30, 2015 5:05:24 GMT -5
If it was Ralph making the alarm calls I'd be inclined to respond too (as we know that Ralph has a sense of decorum and won't deliberately 'push buttons')...but, in Oscar's case, I agree with the others. Spy on him as often as you need to, to make sure he's actually safe, but appearing to ignore him might be best.  |
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Post by julianna on Mar 30, 2015 12:14:00 GMT -5
I like all your opinions. I tried to spy on him this morning while he was in the bathroom. He was definitely staring at something so I thought perhaps it was my tall bronze parrot that sits in the corner of the tub. Although... it has been there for years and Oscar has seen it many times... he has even touched it. So I moved it and covered it... few moments later... cry of danger. I peek in... Oscar runs to the back of the drawer and hides. hmmmm... I think it is just crying wolf... and trying to get me to come faster.
Tonight... I am not going to go when he calls danger. Shall see what happens.
Thanks again.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Mar 30, 2015 15:33:19 GMT -5
Good luck with that Julianna. Think your boy is testing you out to see if you have been reading the Quaker Slave Training Manual - Part 5 - How to Make Your Human Come When You Want Them |
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Post by julianna on Mar 31, 2015 12:13:00 GMT -5
ha ha ha ... so very true. It was funny though... cause last night he didn't cry wolf. Probably cause I was in the room about every 5 minutes... lol... straight from Slave training part 5.
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Post by julianna on Apr 3, 2015 10:58:23 GMT -5
Last evening I found a better way to stop the cry of the wolf. He was in the drawer as usual and he cried danger. I went in and saw that he was staring at the bronze parrot again so I removed it from the room. 5 minutes later he cried wolf again. This time I went in there and picked him up and I gave the danger call as well. He perked right up and ran to my shoulder and then I removed him from the room. Soon he calmed down and wanted to go back into the drawer. Course I give in.
There he goes crying wolf again... so I run in... I cry wolf too... pick him up and remove him from the room... telling him... it's okay... all gone.
Ha hahaha That worked really well. He went back in the drawer again... and never cried wolf after that. Now who is the smarty pants eh Oscar??
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Post by Jan and Shah on Apr 3, 2015 13:53:29 GMT -5
So, you think you have beaten Oscar at his own game? Read Chapter 9 in the Manual - quakers ALWAYS have the last word Enjoy being the smarty pants - it wont last. |
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Post by easttex on Apr 3, 2015 15:15:22 GMT -5
Yep, that's what I thought when I read Julianna's update. Uh oh, smackdown coming...
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Post by julianna on Apr 4, 2015 14:43:51 GMT -5
You guys are just too smart when it comes to quakers. So far so good... tonight will tell if things change.
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I would stop responding to it for a while. I would expect hm to figure it out pretty quickly. Would it be possible to set up mirrors so you can see what he's doing without him seeing you? For your peace of mind. 
