This Dad Trained The Dog To Make Daughter Do Homework

His daughter won’t be able to say that the dog ate her homework because he has trained it to make sure she does it!

A father in China has found a unique way to make sure his daughter does her homework without getting distracted. Mr Xu trained the family dog to watch over the teenager while she works to prevent her from reaching for her phone or going off task – we think the whole idea is genius!

Man’s Best Friend

The dad said that the family adopted the dog in 2016 and he had been training it ever since. “I have been training it since it was young and now it does whatever I tell it to do,” he said. “I pointed at the coffee table and told it to watch my daughter as she does her homework. It would then guard her and make sure she doesn’t reach for her phone.” The dog stands with its paws on the desk, leaning over the table and watching the girl while she works.

Parents often struggle to find time to sit down with their children and ensure they complete their homework, so this dad may have found the secret to multi-tasking! We’re pretty sure that this girl is guaranteed to become a cat person when she’s older though…

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22 Comments

- - serotonin said
  - 07 Jun 2019
    6:04 pm
Some homework is okay. I like it as I get to see what my kids are doing and help if needed. I’ve never heard of a homework police dog before haha

- - ashna9 said
  - 30 Apr 2019
    7:16 pm
This is fantastic! Go doggy!

- - Blossom said
  - 07 Apr 2019
    11:09 am
The dog is well trained and very devoted. However, I would find it difficult with a dog standing so high…..in my face. It the dog just sat there or beside her fair enough.

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 25 Mar 2019
    10:08 am
This is so cool! I wish our dog could do these things.

- - Ellen said
  - 25 Mar 2019
    7:55 am
What a clever dog !
I sure do not check my teenagers if they do their homework, by that age I think it’s their own responsibility. They get it back on their own plate when they don’t do it and they learn from that.

- - mom114371 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    11:06 pm
Haha how funny! And such a good idea

- - mom101628 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    11:01 pm
What a clever dog and dad.

- - mom265671 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    10:39 pm
What a good dog to be able to show so much discipline

- - mom160421 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    9:22 pm
This is way out there.

- - BellaB said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    7:33 pm
I think I’d find that pretty unnerving.
- mom93821 replied
  
  25 Mar 2019 , 6:53 am
  It is somewhat peculiar and I agree somewhat odd and unnerving.
- - DaffyD said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    7:21 pm
Not sure about this one. I feel sorry for the child and the dog. Why parent when you can puppy

- - ashna9 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    6:59 pm
Great to have a working dog…lol

- - mom90758 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    3:41 pm
I would play with the dog too. More of a distraction than anything else.
A little bit of homework is fine by me. But no more than half an hour a day, in particular in primary school.

- - mom93821 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    9:33 am
Seems somewhat peculiar to do this – other motivators need to be in play.

- - Amanda Holland said
  - 23 Mar 2019
    10:00 pm
Haha good! Although it would annoy me after awhile

- - mom350461 said
  - 23 Mar 2019
    9:45 pm
Some homework is ok but they still need relaxation after a full day of school. I recall doing a good three to four hours of homework a night after school every night and I missed out on actually enjoying my time as a child/adolescent.

- - mom206279 said
  - 23 Mar 2019
    7:50 pm
I’d forget the homework and play with the dog.

- - rnash02 said
  - 23 Mar 2019
    7:33 pm
I think a little bit of homework is good

- - mom112217 said
  - 23 Mar 2019
    5:40 pm
A very gorgeous looking dog and smart!

- - Mum2archer said
  - 23 Mar 2019
    4:15 pm
hah this is funny. Clever dad and clever pooch!