Hi Tamara It sounds like Thane and Mitzi have the wagging the tail bit down really well. When I say where? Thane wags lowers his nose pointing right at the thing and then if I say *get it* he will do the same silly tail wag, butt wiggle thing as he places a paw on the item as if to say- its right there doofus, get it yourself! LOL I do need the working retrieve. When I first trained Met to help me open and close doors though, I did not need the task that badly. I just wanted to keep him busy training. Little did I know how desperately I was about to need that task. When the MCS hit, I could not even open my own fridge. Karyn and Thane