Hayley has a bit of trouble training Pearl or getting her to do things when she wants, such as getting her to let go of something or to get down. Mostly it’s because Hayley either talks with too much of a playful lilt, which makes Pearl not take her seriously, or she gets hysterical and starts shrieking which doesn’t work at all.

Surprisingly, even though Breanna is the smallest one here, she does very well with it. She uses a no-nonsense but calm tone when she speaks to the dog and it’s hilarious. There have been times when Hayley has tried unsuccessfully to retrieve one of her stuffed animals from Pearl’s jaws and she’ll ask Breanna to do it for her – and it works.

Here’s a quick clip I shot of Breanna teaching Pearl to sit and stay before returning to give her a treat and some praise for her efforts.

I love her dramatic, “stay. Staaaaay.”

But it works!