Boy makes puppy watch Youtube tutorials in lieu of obedience school

[grossproffit]

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When a boy's parents told him that he was responsible for training his new puppy, what they didn't expect was just how smart their iPad-toting son was.

Lincoln Ball, 4, was given a puppy after his doctor discovered he was severely allergic to outdoor allergens, his father Daniel Ball told ABC News.

"The allergy doctor said half-jokingly, 'Well there's good news and bad news. The bad news is you're allergic to everything outside. The good news is you're not allergic to pets. You could get a puppy,'" he said.

Ball, 35, said the only thing his son, the youngest of four children with wife Tasha, heard was that he could get a puppy and so the family got a Saint Bernard puppy.

Ball said that he and his wife, who live in Chickamauga, Georgia, have never had a dog throughout their 15-year marriage. He told his son that it was "his responsibility to learn how to train the dog," so he suggested looking up YouTube tutorials.

"He got the video all lined up," Ball recalled, "and then he called the dog over and started playing it directly to the dog."

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/boy-makes-puppy-watch-youtube-tutorials-instead-training-161103940--abc-news-pets.html

[shenmue]

1. Squeeeeeeeeeee

[femmocrat]

2. A four-year old responsible for a St. Bernard?

What could go wrong?

Cute images though.

[tk2kewl]

3. I know...

never had a dog, and they pick a St Bernard!

[femmocrat]

4. They should be required to watch "Beethoven".....

or Cujo!

[Hestia]

16. or Nanny from Peter Pan :)

[grossproffit]

5. They're amazing. They love to eat, sleep, eat and sleep some more.

They need a bit of exercise but they're mostly couch potatoes.

[tk2kewl]

6. All dogs are amazing to me...

and i like big dogs (70-100 lbs). It's just that a St Bernard is a couch-sized couch potato

[valerief]

14. That poor dog. They'll be getting rid of it before it's a year old. nt

[tk2kewl]

15. i hope not

[MADem]

19. And he can't go outside...but the dog can, and bring all that grass and pollen back inside on his

fur.

I think the parents did not think this through.

Never mind the SIZE of the dog...

[TexasBushwhacker]

22. I thought the same thing!

They should have gotten a smaller dog that could be paper trained inside or at least a dog with a short smooth coat. A St Bernard will be a giant dust mop. Get that kid on some allergy shots STAT!

But the picture is so funny. The puppy seems to be watching the video so intently.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

7. Kind of a stupid idea. The bigger the dog, the more pollens he will bring on

on his coat after going outside

And even gentle giants need exercise.

Pictures are absolutely adorable, though. I wish them well.

[pinboy3niner]

10. He was shown the tutorial on not bringing in pollens, so he has no excuse

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

12. LOL

nt

[elleng]

8. OY, a Saint Bernard puppy!

Good luck to them all!

[NV Whino]

9. A Saint Bernard in Georgia? Oy vey.

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

11. Didn't ya ever hear the song ....

A Droolin' Night in Georgia??

With no disrespect intended to Ray Charles, (A Rainy Night in Georgia).

Sorry couldn't resist!!!

[1monster]

18. Brook Benton... I love Ray Charles, but Benton's version

was the top of the walk and the one played all the time on the radio back in the day.

https://m.

[Mary Mac]

21. love thiz.

Nostalgia

[dilby]

13. I grew up with a Saint Bernard.

My mom had her before I was born so she was with me throughout the first 10 years of my youth. Awesome dog, very protective and would let me climb all over her. My mom still has pictures of me with her when I was about 3, with her water dish on my head and me trying to ride her like a horse.

[MrScorpio]

17. A Saint Bernard

When that dog grows up and starts shitting Buicks it ought to get interesting.

[lonestarnot]

20. So they're never going to let the dog outside either?

How's the kid ever going to build up a tolerance if they don't let him outside?