My baby has picked up a new command.
She almost has it down, but there are times when she just ignores me or begrudgingly does it.
Her new command is 'gibmommykiss" or to be grammatically correct "Give mommy a kiss". She will then run to me and lick the tip of my nose. This is by far the best command ever. She does it about 60% of the time but it is getting better.
I'm learning the best way to teach her tricks without using treats is to simply say a word to associate a behavior she already does. For example......Duchess runs to the top of stairs and stands up on her hind legs so I simply would hold my hand ups and say "hi five" and that is how she learned the "high five" command. The same with the potty command, I just say potty while she is pottying and now she can practically potty on demand.
She learn the same way when we play Go find it. I would hide her treats and say go find it. Now I can use this command for just about anything that she knows the word for. I'll say to her to go find your bully stick and she starts looking or go find your toy and she starts looking ( now if I can just teach her to put her toys away).
She is so freaking smart. It blows my mind how fast she learns things.....actually is kind of scary. When I am getting dress for work she just sits there and stares at me. I bet she can tell you what I am going to do next before I even know.....again kind of creepy.