Sunday, June 14, 2009

Here's how it all began:
 
Inji has always been a highly motivated dog who is very persistent and tries very hard to get what she wants. So hard that sometimes it borders on being obnoxious. Her #1 most favorite thing is her toy. Her toys are so precious to her that when we take her toy away and put it away she remembers where we put it. Even after several days! She will scratch and look in the direction and sure enough there is the toy that I stashed! Sometimes I forget where I hid it, but Inji didn't!
 
Inji also loves certain treats. After trying many different kinds it turns out that her favorite is home-made BBQ chicken! She goes nuts for it. Her second favorite is the store bought brand "Pup-a-roni" which she loves also.
 
We used her love of chicken to teach her to play the piano. We pushed the piano bench up to the piano and had her jump up onto the bench. Easy- no problem. Then held the chicken over the piano keys. She couldn't quite reach it so she climbed on the piano keys. As soon as she made a sound we rewarded her. It only took a couple of days for her to associate the command "play the piano" with her pounding on the piano keys! After she learned this trick it was not too difficult to teach her to play other instruments.
 
So far she plays the piano, guitar and drums.
First check out the youtube video that got Inji noticed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw85SGlIo8Y

This clip is rapidly becoming an internet sensation and Inji has been offered several appearances on daytime talkshows! She is very busy and has not been able to make any appearances, she has been paid by several networks for use of her clips!!!