[kalina82]

a couple people are asking how these tricks were trained. Here's how i did it.

roll over - start in the down position. using a treat in front of their face try to lure them over onto their side and then all the way over. If they do not follow with just the treat you can use your other hand to help roll them over. i did this a few times, then used just two finger to roll her over with a gentler touch, and then when she was getting it more, i switched to just one finger and a tap in the right direction, until i didn't need to touch her at all. She would just respond to 'roll over' and the finger twirl in a circle.

play dead - again start in the down position. you can either use "bang" or "play dead" or whatever you wish as the command name. I use both as well as a gun finger hand signal. to teach the command i had to put her on her side or back and tell her to stay, after i said bang. so its bang, place on side, make them stay, then give treat.

high five - have treat in hand between fingers. your hand is in the high five position about a foot above their head so they have to stand on their back feet to touch your hand. say 'high five' - They will usually run up to your hand and hit it with their nose or feet or both to get the treat.

no bark - morgan came pretrained for this one thank god. when she was at the breeders and all the dogs started up the breeder would say 'thank you, that's enough' and a few seconds later they would all be quiet. I used to say 'that's enough' when morgan was a puppy every single time she barked to let her know it was not necessary to bark to get what she wanted. Now she NEVER and i mean NEVER barks unless we are playing. I now use the 'shht' sound of caesar milan to tell her to stop whatever behavior she is doing that i don't like. works like a charm.

dance - this one is easy. hold a treat above their head to get them to stand on their hind legs. then move around alittle in their vicinity. it makes them dance around on their high legs. You can also add a twirl in there by moving the treat in a circle above their head. Morgan twirls now while on all four feet because i don't like her dancing on her hind legs because of her knees.