Ah the power of positive reinforcement training. The dogs just WANT to work for you. This is known as 'offering' in dog training parlance. Sign of a super smart doggie! You should check out shaping in clicker training and then you can use this offering behaviour to teach the doggie lots of new tricks.
Dixie does her wave "Hi" when she wants a treat. I've tried teaching Dougal to "stand" as well so his butt doesn't snap to the floor everytime the treats come out. It worked on Dixie but Dougal doesn't seem to get the concept of standing. |