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05-28-2008, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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| Holy Crap omg i was just on youtbe lookin at yorkie videos n oooooommmmmmmmggggggg. there is a lady that has two yorkies and one of them is Gracie. She had the doggie do a handstand n take a bow!!! omg that was awesome. is she on yt??? n wats that clickin noise i keep hearing? anybody know?? wow her two dogs r smart, she has the boy talking and all this . wowowowowowowowow i wanna teach abby all that |
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05-28-2008, 04:44 PM | #2 |
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| Maybe her owner used a clicker to train her? Do you have a link to the video? Would love to see it!
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05-28-2008, 04:45 PM | #3 |
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05-28-2008, 04:54 PM | #4 |
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| Okay, call me strange but there was something about that video that bothered me!!! It was almost as if Gracie was scared or something!!! Im sure she wasn't but there was just something!
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05-28-2008, 05:02 PM | #5 |
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| That is so amazing - she must have put in zillion hours to get her to do all that. Wish mine would just come when I ask them to. Oh they will but only when they feel like it - otherwise I just get a look that says - no, you want something then you come!!!
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05-28-2008, 05:06 PM | #6 | |
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05-28-2008, 05:13 PM | #7 |
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| Gracie is blind (it says in the video notes). I think that would explain her "careful" movements. I think that might have been what you were referring to?
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05-28-2008, 05:19 PM | #8 | |
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Yeah, I agree, it didn't give me much joy to watch; Joey seems so pleased when he has done a trick, like he is so proud of himself. Gracie just doesn't seem very happy. I did want to say this is not the type of trick I believe a novice should attempt. Most tricks are relatively simple, and as long as you know the appropriate time to reward the desired behavior, not too much bad can happen. However, this might be one of those tricks that take multiple steps in order to learn correctly without harming the dog's neck. For more information on training techniques this link has great information for the beginner. Learning Theory, Teaching New Behaviors, Putting Behaviors on Cue, & Proofing - Dog Forums I just saw your post that she was blind, yeah I guess that does explain things. Smart dog.
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05-28-2008, 05:20 PM | #9 |
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| I don't know, I think it was odd. I felt bad for Gracie. Take a bow, take a bow take a bow.. stop already!! I don't know, it grated on me. JMO (shurg) don't know why it bothered me
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05-28-2008, 05:22 PM | #10 | |
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Awww..........I did not read that!
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05-28-2008, 05:25 PM | #11 |
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| I'm betting she has to explain that a lot because someone left her a similar comment, so she's probably used to explaining that. She says that Gracie does get excited to do the tricks. It's just hard to see. It must be really hard to engage a dog to learn tricks with no eye contact!!
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05-28-2008, 05:31 PM | #12 |
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| I think this is just wonderful! How sweet that she takes so much time to teach Gracie these tricks. Some owners just ddon't care and this little girl is obviously loved and even with a handicap, she does a great job! She deserves some applause!
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05-28-2008, 05:33 PM | #13 |
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| My dog was blind in both eyes. She loved to do tricks when she was blind in one eye. She had glaucoma which had progressed to both her eyes. Once she became blind in both eyes, she did not enjoy alot of activites she use to. Like us humans, dogs become depressed after losing eyesight. Some dogs do perfectly fine blind, others like my dog suffer from it. She was in terrible pain and I could not afford to remove her eyes [which was needed with the severity of her case] so I had to put her down. If the money was there I would of still have my baby girl, blind and no eyes, she would of still been the love of my life. She did fairly good blind, she knew her way around the house without bumping into things. But what made me realize she wasn't the same was when she would go on walks. When you mentioned the word 'walk' she would be the happiest dog ever, when she became blind, she couldn't care less. We still went on short walks, but she felt very insecure and not enjoying them as much as she did. She spent most the time sleeping on her dog bed. But again many dogs do very well blind, just a bit insecure than dogs that can see. Here she is performing some tricks [not a handstand or anything] when she was blind in one eye. BTW she wasn't a yorkie Sorry about the quality of the video. I miss that little wagging tail. Last edited by Candy317; 05-28-2008 at 05:35 PM. |
05-28-2008, 05:34 PM | #14 |
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| Originally Posted by For My Coby Gracie is blind (it says in the video notes). I think that would explain her "careful" movements. I think that might have been what you were referring to? Oh! Well. That explains it. You go Gracie!!
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05-28-2008, 05:37 PM | #15 | |
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Aww, she's adorable. I'm so sorry for your loss. I can tell you loved her a lot. It's so interesting that you said that they sometimes get "depressed" after losing their eyesight. I hadn't really thought about that, but it makes perfect sense. I have a cat who is completely blind right now, but she seems perfectly happy. But then what cat isn't completely happy simply laying around except when walking the familiar path to the food bowl.
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