The light-switch story
In Stop! Sit! and Think, Eisenmann identified London as the dog in the familiar light-switch story. Like much of the early story, it tells us what Eisenmann believed and remembered, while leaving the exact date open.
Public performance
Contemporary reporting described highly trained dogs responding to complex requests in Eisenmann’s shows. London’s fame grew through that world of rehearsed routines, audience expectation and careful handling.