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nneessaa · 06-28-2009, 04:24 PM

Thanks, he is a year and a half. I think he might have a learning disability lol.. he can't connect words to a trick (that was a lucky guess for him that he did it correctly, for the others I used hand signals). I've done sit and down about 500 times each. Probably more since I've ordered over 6 bags of 650 treats of Yorkie Yummies... but that includes a few other dogs and other tricks. If I don't do a hand signal, he still has no idea which one to do. I'll say one command, he'll do either sit or down. If he gets a treat he is happy, if he doesn't, he'll go into the other position. Is it possible that he can't connect the words to a trick?? I've been doing sit and down 45 minutes every day and he still doesn't get it. He is 1.5 years, and a puppy I do doggie day care for already knows sit and down better than him after 30 minutes.

Oh, and he can't do his back feet. I'm not sure how that would work LOL.

06-28-2009, 04:24 PM	#15
nneessaa YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cupertino, CA, USA Posts: 516	Thanks, he is a year and a half. I think he might have a learning disability lol.. he can't connect words to a trick (that was a lucky guess for him that he did it correctly, for the others I used hand signals). I've done sit and down about 500 times each. Probably more since I've ordered over 6 bags of 650 treats of Yorkie Yummies... but that includes a few other dogs and other tricks. If I don't do a hand signal, he still has no idea which one to do. I'll say one command, he'll do either sit or down. If he gets a treat he is happy, if he doesn't, he'll go into the other position. Is it possible that he can't connect the words to a trick?? I've been doing sit and down 45 minutes every day and he still doesn't get it. He is 1.5 years, and a puppy I do doggie day care for already knows sit and down better than him after 30 minutes. Oh, and he can't do his back feet. I'm not sure how that would work LOL. __________________ Vanessa & Scruffs (2 year old Yorkie) RIP My Little Neu (16 year old Cocker Spaniel) Last edited by nneessaa; 06-28-2009 at 04:26 PM.