[samham88]

Here's a little background on my Sammie...He's 3 years old and lives with just me and my fiance. We've never really tried to teach Sammie any tricks. He can sit(if there's a treat present) and he does listen to us pretty well. We live in a little neighborhood with a lot of grass to run around in and little trails and we normally don't need him on a leash since he'll come right to us or stop in his tracks when we call him.(and he may be too afraid to go too far). We never thought he needed to be too obedient cause he's do darn cute!

We've been trying the past week to teach him to give paw. I've watched a couple of youtube clips on it too. Sammie just won't do it. We've been working on the principle of repetition but we can tell in his eyes that nothing is clicking. He doesn't seem to understand at all why we are going for his paw and holding it. He just wants treats and knows he'll get them anyway, trick or not.
I keep reading that dogs just want to please their owners and I see Sammie doing this too but just not with tricks.

Does anyone have any advice for us? Are there some dogs that just won't do tricks? Tricks or not we love him to death but we want to show off his smarts! Thanks! Sorry so long!