Jumping through a hoop is fun, and Joey loves to do it. You use a hula-hoop, and just have him follow the treat through. Ring the bell is another treat, we got our bell from an office supply store, one like you would see on a reception desk, and Joey rings it to go outside. Mom to Hot Rod mentioned crawling and it's also fun to watch them do this. I have Joey fetch thing for treats, we use to play this without treats, but he would want to play tug of war with the object, and when I use treats, he will run for anything. Also back up is a good trick to teach, you just walk toward the dog waving your hand, saying back, and most dog catch on pretty fast. Once he's learned to back up without you walking toward him, you can have him back up and sit, and play catch. We started with cheerios, so that he wouldn't be afraid of something thrown at his face, then we used a cloth Frisbee, and he's really good at catching now. I use all his breakfast meal for training and half of his dinner meal because with all the training he was getting a little chubby. Praying is another trick we are working on where they put there head on a small stool resting on their paws, you also lead the food to teach this trick. Good for you, I think dogs who can do a few tricks are happy that they can do things that please you. |