Occasionally, you will find dogs standing on their hind legs. And this is one of the most adorable things that they do.
It looks like a Maltese dog named Coco has decided to answer a different “calling.” Whenever this adorable pup hears the word “Up!”, she will automatically put her paws up in the air. Now, even her owners can’t do anything about it; it seems that Coco does it wherever and whenever she wants.
Training the cute Maltese
The trick actually started out as a command for the dog to sit pretty, according to Katee Lauchner, Coco’s owner. Katee’s daughter taught the pup using the couch’s back for support and taking a treat above Coco’s head so that she could move upward.
Over the years, the Maltese pup has made it her own thing to stand on her hind legs and put her paws up in the air. Now, she does it even without her owners asking for it. Katee says they can’t stop her from doing it – and they can’t stop laughing, either.
Katee explains that Coco knows she gets their attention by doing it. And it seems that it is Coco’s way of getting her family to share their food with them.
Living with Coco
Katee says that they used to have a Maltese dog for 13 years before Coco. Unfortunately, she passed away. Because they couldn’t handle not having a pooch in the house, they searched for a female Maltese – and that was how they found Coco.
According to Katee, Coco is a super sweet, gentle, and kind dog. She does not care about playing with her toys, as she would rather be sitting next to her owners and getting belly rubs.
Coco lives with another dog in Katee’s house, and her name is Cici. Katee explains that Cici is actually Coco’s niece, but the people in the house call them sisters.
In the meantime, check out how cute Coco is in these pictures:
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