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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  Oh thank you! the hoop I think my bf got at Target, it came with a little basketball, but it wouldn't stay inflated. I forgot how much we paid for it. Maybe $10?  We hung the hoop on the back of a piece of luggage, but just find anything about the right height. There are some that come on a stand. (Search Tiger plays basketball on youtube. He's a cute little guy and waaaaaaay more impressive than Uni! He was my inspiration to teach her. If you really wanna see tricks, watch his vids!  )
Get the treats ready, throw the ball, have your baby bring it back and point to the hoop, and say drop. (now the command is slam dunk, now that's she's got it) We had to hold the ball just above the rim then dropped it ourselves many many times to show her. It was difficult getting her to actually drop it in the hoop, instead of dropping it right in front of it. Don't lose patience, this trick took us a LONG TIME! make sure they don't wear a collar when you're training for this. She got her's caught and she didn't get close to the basket for a long time. We tried raising the rim so she actually had to stand up to put it in (a real slam dunk) but she only did it a few times, and now she won't do it at all. Oh well. But try it for a few minutes a day and they will eventually get it. i think Uni took about a few weeks! Don't give up!!!  |
Awesome, thank you so much! Jackson was like that with "bang bang." It took a few weeks of doing it every night for him to finally be consistent with the trick!!! Now he does it before I even say bang bang lol