You can't teach an old dog new tricks~

There is an English idiom, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". From idioms.thefreedictionary.com it defines it as

# something that you say which means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time #

I used to hear it a lot from people, when they give up in training older staff or the staff who works in the same company for few years. I couldn't understand the essence of the idiom until recently.

Coco is now 7 years-old. It's unbelievable that I have a dog, and she brings so much of happiness to my family. In her growing, she learns very fast, I just need to speak to her, and she understands well.

Those that she has learned, she remembers, even though some are not applicable anymore.

Coco usually showered and got dry in the same toilet where she showered. Due to my parents' maid just went back to her home country for holiday, my mom showered Coco. Mom tried to get her out from toilet to dry her at the kitchen. She refused, she wanted to get dry at the usual place.

Coco has her seat at our dining area. It is difficult to switch her to other seat. She would stand there and look at you, indirectly "telling" you that she wants her seat.

Coco has her sleeping hour and the room to sleep. There was once we travelled for an uncle funeral. We have got a cousin to come over to take care of Coco. Coco barked at her at 10pm that she wanted to sleep. My cousin switch on the air-condition for her, and she came down from the room to living room. Coco couldn't finish. She came down from the room and barked at my cousin again, "telling" her that it's time to sleep, my cousin should go to sleep with her.

Her habit is developed and she is following her routine. It's not easy for her to change now~

Coco, my lovely girl

Coco's Birthday Preparation

My beloved daughter, Coco's birthday is coming soon, on 10th July!! She is turning 2 yrs old!

I have been thinking what cake to make her. I have now decided to make her apple cake since she loves apple. I found quite a good recipe online, from seefido. Why I say it good? It contained better ingredients that do not hurt doggie, and less oily.

I can't wait to make the cake...

Dog Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients2 cups of all purpose flour
½ cup of oats2 teaspoon of baking powder
2 and ½ teaspoons of cinnamon powder
6 tablespoons of canola oil
½ cup of molasses
1 and ½ cups of applesauce, unsweetened
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 apple, core and chopped

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Oil and flour a 13 X 9 inch baking pan.
3. In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder, oats, and cinnamon together, then set it on the side. In a separate big bowl mix the oil, molasses, applesauce, egg and vanilla together. Then put both mixtures together until you obtain a smooth batter. Finally fold in the chopped apple.
4. Evenly spread the batter out over the pan. Put it in the oven and bake it for 25 to 30 minutes or until when poking a wooden pick in it, it comes out clean. Then cut the cake into the amount of pieces you want.
5. Allow it to cool completely before serving it out.

Store the leftovers in an airtight container for no more than 4 days, or wrap in freezer wrap and keep them in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Serves 20 to 24 cake servings.