yes I agree, no trick, no treat!!
I like the say the command once method and wait till the pup figures out what you want. This really helps if you have no idea what "sign" you would like to apply to the trick.
To get Genghis to "shake" which I've switched to "high five" as I think it's cuter, I would hold the treat in my hand and put it near his foot/paw. It kind of forced him to put up a paw. When he did it on his own I'd give him the treat, but not the one that was in the hand I wanted to "shake" or "high five" but the other hand.
I've been working on a combo trick "high five" and then "Now two hands" which works but as Genghis is pretty small he hasn't figured out he's supposed to touch both of my hands and not just use his paws and high five the same hand. When it get's better I'll post a video.
I'm also working on "bang" from a sit up position, which is not going well. he just lays down.
I'd sort of addicted to teaching Genghis tricks, as it is sooooo fun to see him do it. |