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This is the stuff that my yorkie Lacey knew:

go get your bone (she would flip it in the air like a basketball)
she knew all her other toys by name and would go get them
go in your room (that was timeout when she was barking too much)
she knew her treats by name (jerky and mailman cookies) she would start licking her lips and looking at the pantry door.
time for bed (she would walk towards the bedroom door and wait for my dad to get there)
let's go ride
let's go outside (she actually knew I would not let her out without a leash) because she would go by the drawer I kept her leash in and bend down her neck for me to put it on.
she knew all the dogs in the neighborhood by name (Buster the bloodhound was her favorite) You say Buster and she would go look out the window to see if he was in our yard. Barking like crazy.
Mama or Daddy is home (she would start looking towards the laundry room door because that is where they usually walk in from)
Flip (she would flip on her back when we would say that to get her tummy rubbed.)
Time for your medicine when she had ear mites (everytime we mentioned medicine, she would run behind the couch)
If we picked up the hair brush (she would hide. Hated getting her hair brushed)
Let's go to the vets (would go hide. She understood that word)
If you was not paying attention to her, she would go run and get her blanket from her bed and put it on your foot. Then, she would pull it over her head and pretend she was a ghost. Barking because she could not get it off.

Oh, and she knew that she could not get a treat unless she finished her regular Science Diet dog food first. So, since she loved treats so much, she would come get us to let us know she cleaned her plate.

I had a VERY smart dog. And she was a pet store dog. I guess I really lucked out when it came to Lacey. She acted more like a human than a dog. If only she could talk! I can't wait to see what Chloe's personality will be like.