Right now we are doing something very exciting! We are going to breakfast, but
it's not just any breakfast, it is my sister's first breakfast in Mexico, ever!
And so we're taking her to my absolute favorite place in the whole city to get
chilaquiles. Oh yeah!
Ow!
[Laughter]
Yes!
Good girl!
I have a few burning questions for my sister that I would like to know.
For instance, what her most embarrassing moment in Mexico has been. It's been like
24 hours or so.
We're here! Hi guys, I'm Maddie! And I'm Jordan. And I'm Megan! Yay!
And we're Tangerine Travels. This is my sister. She's going to be joining us for
a week in Mexico, we're gonna be showing her around, and on this morning's agenda, as
we said, chilaquiles. Chilaquiles! [Laughter]
We are trying her first ever bite of chilaquiles!
Yeah? It's good! Have you ever had chilaquiles
before? Yes, there is this one restaurant in Washington DC. So they
have bottomless chilaquiles. So how do they compare? They're different. Better different?
or like more flavor, less flavor? They're just like a different style and I'm pretty sure they're green sauce. Ah, okay.
So that makes them different. Chilaquiles verdes. Yeah, so that makes them different. But there it's,
instead of having it like separated, so like this has it separated into three.
It kind of comes as one big stack. Oh, okay, and this costs 55 pesos. It's on a promotion. How
much does it cost in Washington DC? The bottomless brunch, which is a
kind of like tapas-style Mexican food, plus bottomless
drinks is thirty dollars? 30 US dollars, so that's about 600 pesos in comparison. Okay, so we're here now at
Petco to get some treats for training Laska, and I have to explain to you guys.
The other day I made it sound like my sister is going to grad school to be a
dog trainer and what I meant was, she is using all of the skills that she's
learning at college, and applying them to something such as dog psychology and
training. As a pet project (drum sounds), I decided to apprentice for a
dog trainer. Some of the applied behavioral analysis skills that are used
in psychology, which I would use in my profession, can also be applied to dogs.
Dogs are motivated by rewards, and positive reinforcement, and classical
conditioning, and operant conditioning, and all that fun stuff. I'm actually a school
psychologist, not a dog trainer. She's going to a special school, Gallaudet University,
which is an all-deaf University. The only one in the world for grad school. So
that was my bad. But now we're here at Petco. This is actually the first time
we've ever been to a pet store in Mexico. So, and it's Petco, so they have that
in the US as well. I don't think ever in my life I have ever spent so much time
deciding on what dog treats to get, or just actually this much time considering
dog treats. Ah!
It's gonna fall!
Babe.
We came in for treats and now we have a leash, bags.
So what we've learned about
going to this Petco, our very first time at an actual Petco, the same as you have
in the U.S. is that basically everything, if it's a brand that you could find in
the US, it's going to be as expensive or noticeably more expensive than what you
would be paying in the US. But there's still a ton of options! Like there was at
least, I don't know, 200 different types of leashes, and treats out the wazoo. That's an
exaggeration, maybe 40 leashes. At least 400 leashes! [Laughter] I mean it's a pretty
normal experience. Actually, a lot of the products had English all over them, so
it's not even that difficult to find what you're looking for in those terms.
I think we got a tangerine surprise. We did get a tangerine surprise, for Laska.
If you didn't already see it, if we didn't catch it on the video somewhere. But
we're heading home now to start Laska's training, so for all you Laska lovers,
Coming up!
Hi, good afternoon! Good afternoon!
Jordan? Yes.
Alright, I'm going to show you a couple different things that I'm going to work with Laska on.
I'm going to start with loading my hands up with treats and keeping it behind my back.
So that they don't get distracted. So
they don't get distracted. Yeah, and I'm always gonna give my nonverbal cue with
one hand, and my treat from the other hand. So we're going to start with "touch." It's a really
great behavior to teach your dog, because it can help you move them: on to the
scale at the vet, off of the couch.
So it looks like this. Touch! Yes. Touch! Yes. Every
time they touch their nose to my hand, they're gonna get a marker word, which is
the "Yes," which tells them exactly which behavior that I want. And you want to do
it really fast so they know what it is. Touch! Yes. And then they're getting a
treat. We've worked with Laska on this a little bit, so we can start doing
things that are a little bit harder. Like Touch! Yes.
Notice how she had her hand
out, and immediately she thinks "Okay I'm just gonna go for the treats!" Yep. And you
were saying do it in increments of five? Yep.
So you make sure they get at least three out of five. Right. You want to do it so
that it doesn't frustrate the dog, because if you keep doing it, and they're
never successful, they're gonna give up, and they don't want to work with you
anymore. If they get three or less right, you want
to try to do something a little bit easier. So instead of being out here.
Touch! Yes. You're gonna be really close to their nose when they start. Touch! Yes. So they
don't have to go very far. They get four or five correct, then you can finish that
set of five, and then increase that difficulty. So we could do something
a little bit harder, like Touch!
So she's thinking right now.
trying to figure out
what to do. Yes! Yes! Good job, yes! So don't immediately give up if they
don't automatically go for it, then you need to give them time to work the
problem. We take time to figure out math problems. We don't always just go for it
and know the answer. One plus one, which is this far in front of her face, is
easy. We can say 2. But, if we're asking 34x108, it's gonna take us a while to
figure it out. She's trying to decide if she can easily bite your hand and have
you release all of them, or if she's actually gonna have to do what you want her to do.
Yes. Yes! Good girl!
Lay down.
Laska.
Ow!
[Laughter]
Yes! Good girl!
Lay down.
[Laughter]
Her tongue is going inside my hand! [Laughter]
Yes!
Good girl!
Lay down.
Laska.
Stop.
Yes!
Good girl!
[Laughter]
Touch! Yes. Touch! Yes.
Ew, she's so slobbery!
Touch! [Laughter] I just did a circle. Yes!
Sit.
Yes.
We are here at Pachuco getting enchiladas.
What we are gonna do is film her very first reaction to enchiladas. And now we
have these awesome chips with three different sauces! And what's this one? Habenero honey.
Interesting! It doesn't have any spice to it really. You don't think so?
I think she has a more Mexican palate than both Jordan and me. So you guys have
asked us before if we, Jordan and I, are getting used to spicy, and we said
pretty much heck to the no. And here we go. Here's my sister who already has a
Mexican palate and can handle all of the spicy. Do you guys think we should test
it a little bit, see how spicy she can handle? And where is the most spicy food
here in Guadalajara. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I have a few burning questions for my sister.
For instance, what her most embarrassing moment in Mexico has been. It's been like
24 hours or so. And then also, she doesn't know that much Spanish, she speaks
another language fluetly, but it's sign language. American Sign Language. So first
question, what has been the most embarrassing moment for you since being in Mexico?
When I first got into customs, they spoke to me in Spanish.
And it was, was spoken very fast, so I didn't understand any of it, and my first
response was should I sign to them? With American Sign Language.
And I don't know. It was like there's a communication error here, what's the
other language that I know that's not English?
And, stupid thought. [Laughter]
Next question for you, what is the longest Spanish sentence that you know?
That would have to be "donde esta la biblioteca?" Very useful in everyday life. [Laughter]
That's all they taught me in Spanish. How many years did you take of Spanish? I
took Spanish from third grade to eighth grade, and then one class in high school.
The American educational system really does not prioritize second languages.
Her very first bite of enchiladas in Mexico!
That was the rojo, let me try the verde.
I really like the verde!
You do? That's what I got!
It's very tangy!
Whereas. Like citrus, lime flavor.
Whereas the red. Kind of reminds me of tomato soup. I don't know. How do you think these
compare to enchiladas in the US? They're different, the ones in the US come
completely covered in cheese.
Like if you do not have a full sheet of cheese on top,
are they really enchiladas? Well, they're probably not really
enchiladas but that's what the people in the u.s. might think. Well this has just
like this little strip of cheese down the middle. So that is queso fresco. Okay.
And then this, back and forth, that's queso crema. You can make cool designs with it. Look!
[Laughter]
This is probably my favorite place in all of Guadalajara to have enchiladas.
Mmmm. And they do not disappoint.
Are they still as good as they were last time?
Yeah. I would like to know if you guys have a favorite place that might be better than this though, because
these are going to be hard to beat. And what about your Mezcal?
45% alcohol. It's fuerte. Muy fuerte. (strong, very strong)
[Laughter]
I think we are going to dig in and enjoy some sister time until we see you next time.
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And, oh do I get to gong the bell today?
She's never gonged the bell, have you? Nope. Jordan always does it.
Alright, she's gonna do it. I think that's a little deer-in-the-headlights. [Laughter]
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