Old dog too smart for tricks

Wednesday night at church, my 1st grade girl said that for Halloween she's going to be a Lion Tamer. She has the costume and the cape and the lion: her dog, who will be dressed up with a mane. Only problem is, she said,"He won't jump through the hula hoop.'' She holds a treat behind the hoop, he walks around it. She holds hoop up and he walks under it. She sighed, "Oh well, I have a few more weeks to train him." Sounds like a real lion might be easier. This dog won't do a trick for the treat.