That's the technique for "Roll Over," Mikem! hehehe...
THE "BANG" TRICK:
Make your hand into the shape of a gun (index finger pointing, thumb up, and last three fingers curled), but hide a liver treat or graduate in the three curled fingers. Let Yoda know that there's a treat in your hand.
With me so far?
Have Yoda sit or stand still. Place your thumb near his nose and your pointed index finger near his neck/behind his ear area, and he will autmatically try to turn his head to get that treat you're hiding in your thee fingers. While he's turning his head, push down, keep pushing, keep pushing gently until he's on his side, head on the ground in the "playing dead" position. This whole time, he should be trying to get that treat and not even realizing you're making him lie on his side. DO NOT GIVE THE TREAT TO HIM.
Important tip: Only release the treat from those three fingers when he is in that final position. DO NOT LET HIM GET BACK UP. He should know he only gets rewarded when he's lying on his side.
Do that a whole bunch of times, and soon Yoda will recognize the gun-looking hand signal to mean "play dead" and you can incorporate the word "BANG."
Hope you understood those diretions. |