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Old 03-30-2008, 12:14 PM   #5
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how do you teach BANG BANG!!! i want to learnnnn
Hey, sorry I didn't respond sooner. Bang Bang is soo cute! You should try teaching it! Well tried teaching it 2 ways. The first way, the trainer from Petsmart suggested, but he wiggled to much. The second one worked a lot better for Meek, I got that suggestion from a post here, I dont remember who posted it tho. I'll tell you both ways, just incase one way isnt as successful.

The Petsmart trainer suggested putting them in a lay position. Slowly move the treat around their front body, towards their elbows and up behind their back. Their head should follow the treat and roll over to see it. If you're using a clicker or a word to mark the good behavior then mark them over and over untill they are rolling over as soon as they see your hand move. Once they are doing it consistently, start using your one hand to make a gun shape and say bang bang.

The way that worked for me, was putting him in a sit position and pushing him over. Each time, again, mark him falling over correctly. After a while of him falling over every time, start using your hand and word.

I also started to tell him to stay and only get up when I was ok, the release word. Sometimes he'll paw at me but, I tell him to stay and only giving him the treat when he stops pawing me.

The Petsmart training also said if you're planing on teaching Bang Bang and roll over, to first teach Bang Bang on one side. Don't move on to roll over, until they have BangBang down pat and to teach roll over on opposite side. This way they can separate the 2.

Wow that was long, sorry. I got carried away! lol Good luck teaching it tho, theyre sooo cute when they learn it!!!
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