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This list of chalkboard assignments may be used for your human when he does not behave well. The below variations and choices will help you pick an assignment for him/her.
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1. I will not bathe my master after he bathes himself in the mud puddle.
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2. I will not drag my master from the interesting sniffing spots.
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7 N9 h/ Y* U( _" Q8 V. I% s! L4 ]8 x3. I will not complain \"My arm is tired\" after only throwing the ball 20 times.
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4 ]9 y: j- L4 g- e4. I will not confuse my master by throwing snowballs for him to fetch.
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; u0 T1 _# ] V4 V5. I will not ask my master to play fetch with a boomerang.0 Y2 Y4 s! x j6 J& j2 H& U
! `$ C0 p7 L4 h! O4 \" f, s% k5 a6. I will drop whatever I\'m doing and take my master out as soon as he asks me to.
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g8 }. H3 i1 V S0 a6 j q' m. l7 X0 w7. I will get rid of those cats.
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8. I will not tell my master to hurry up already when he\'s looking for just the right spot to take care of business.
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9. I will make ice cream often and let my master lick the blades (rather than having to steal a lick or two).
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10. I will never eat until my master has tasted what I have and approved it for me.8 R I& F1 u% ?- G2 U0 k* {, [
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11. I will set up the kiddie pool every day it\'s hot - even in December.) K4 h, g3 h, f; e2 k* z
. j1 e8 ? q5 A12. I will not leave my master at home any time I go in the car.9 k. k! D4 `! u+ E) l7 I
( C6 l- J2 C6 q- l. N13. I will share everything I eat with my master.0 V* v, Q; T( r
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14. I will allow my master on the couch.6 n" _2 X: @$ J6 O3 o. B) @0 H. u. `
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15. I will protect my master from that obnoxious little human thing at all times.
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- s; K6 L) I2 T( C16. I will not have another of those obnoxious little human things.
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/ S( n4 g& n, s. F! W17. I will not hide my master\'s ball in a place where I know he couldn\'t possibly retrieve it from and then ask him to go get it.* X2 p2 s9 _+ C$ b) T4 }/ F
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18. I will not sneak around the backyard wearing funny clothes to test whether my master is a good watchdog.* Y) g& h3 L/ Y9 E0 L: m$ X7 m
" M' U+ _0 K" W2 S% @19. I will realize that all my guests are really coming to massage and stroke the master./ Y9 S! o# i% P2 @6 l
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20. I will stop referring to my master\'s necklace as her \"collar.\"
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21. I will not cut my master\'s nails.2 ?0 L. [+ C/ M% i; |# v+ S1 U c, p
& }! F( A$ I* k, h2 S5 a) c22. I will not take shredded, soggy, yummy tennis balls away from my master.
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8 L9 `7 w8 b$ L/ o4 C; C+ a23. I will not abandon my master for trivial reasons like \"going to work\".
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$ H* ^' Y$ a/ ]! z0 [6 e24. I will not wake my master when I come home from work.
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3 M7 p' a! R8 a+ j: {25. My master\'s desires are always paramount. My master\'s wish is my command.# d8 {# }( v: l4 N8 q( @/ T
" |% X1 n+ o: J3 I; o( P26. I will not bring home any more cats.
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A3 L% G: L! |8 N# a27. I will not stare while my master is doing his business.
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$ X9 n7 f5 {+ P6 S% I28. Bad weather is no excuse for not walking my master.
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29. I will open the back door as soon as my master sits by it.: S9 \3 e* v5 b6 O7 G. L
2 E X; i6 x. D; e- s2 U3 i8 e5 ?30. I will not laugh at my master for being confused over not being able to find the lump of ice that he buried earlier.1 E F4 q6 ? a2 A4 g, w9 H) X
5 ~; m! Q5 x: s31. I will let my master bring the rear end of a mouse which the cat kindly gave him to chew onto the lounge room carpet.2 }' D, z$ Y0 }7 U# c1 P0 j6 U
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32. I will not push my master away when she wants a hug after playing in a mud puddle.0 h2 r8 P$ _- G/ b8 f- e8 o
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33. I will give my masters chewies that last throughout that stupid kid\'s entire piano practice.
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34. I will not feed the cat before I feed my masters.
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35. I will not enter shows held in horse barns and expect my master to be obedient.
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36. Dog bladders are not large.
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5 m" T+ R) n7 r& ~: I+ |37. I will not yell at my master for creating \"chew toys\" from found objects.
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38. I will not run out of treats.
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/ [3 ^. B x0 R2 ?4 S! U39. I will {make a turkey/stuff a stocking/buy lots of presents} for my master.
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+ M- R- u- o8 ^- {6 }- p9 Q O+ P: o40. I will not make my master wear silly-looking antlers or red hats.+ f: v. A- c& D% b5 k3 \
1 ]' `- ?7 i) z/ @ E6 U$ [! u9 b! }! `41. I will not make my master pose for pictures with some fat stranger in a red suit.4 T ^, @/ u' s$ o$ K6 R: [7 w, L
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42. I will not tie leftover ribbons and bows all over my master." k8 T8 C) P' a% _% j9 K
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43. I will not use decorations like tinsel that could be dangerous to my master.' Q1 z. o& z& r% z4 J6 [; ?; Z y: _
. _# C- F9 T5 P: R) P/ D44. I will try much harder to understand my master\'s language.
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45. I will not chase my master around yelling come! when he is socializing., Z6 O" }2 q8 z3 z1 c/ a; d
* s( F! s# I6 l46. The ornaments on the trees are balls. Really.
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47. I will not ask my master to retire to his crate anymore.
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5 R- m& y; C/ W& o% Q2 {5 q L) y8 H% ]48. Give and leave it are useless request, so I will stop using them./ q# I' ]0 P) s7 \1 F( O9 a A+ n# L
) z& Z+ I; t' r; T2 P49. I will always carry cookies and treats.
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50. I will never go socializing with other canines without my master.
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51. I will not take my master back to that horrid SPCA; she says it is a Christmas party but I\'m afraid she\'ll leave me there.
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, D% q! @ e- e: N* y1 J52. I will not order my master to get up out of the nice snow when he is obviously making snow angels and giving himself a coat conditioning.
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% W2 ], {1 `" ?8 B53. I will give up any idea of dieting as it could wreck my master\'s nice comfy \"chair\".
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G9 j6 ]6 P8 h2 W54. I promise to leave all doors and windows in the house open as my masters might need to make a quick exit to eradicate cats from the yard.
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55. I will not come home from work and feel the sofa to see if it is still warm from where my master was sleeping \"illegally\". |