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Remy knows: Sit Down Stay Come Wait (she must sit and wait for the "OK" command for food - especially food from the hand, or a toy or treat) Quiet Speak (means a little quiet growl/talk) Belly (goes belly up) Roll (which she does on the "Down" command too - lol - she gets too excited sometimes) Spin And the weirdest of all!! Her favorite toys have names. She will go to her basket and get the toy - by name! Get Stumpy! (her favorite little plush squeaky frog that got it's name because the bigger dogs chewed it's arms and legs off, and even the new intact ones, well, they're still Stumpy *lol*) Get Your Snake! (a colorful Petstages snake toy) Get Your Buddy! (A small floppy cat thingy from Old Navy) Get Your Bone! And her all time favorite - Get the Sock! (she LOVES old socks tied into a knot) When Remy decides it's playtime she'll sit at my feet and "talk" to me - waiting for me to tell her what to get! It's the cutest thing ever. Smoochies (of course means a wet sloppy Yorkie face licking) Leave It! She must drop into my hand (or on the floor) anything she has. (this is an important one for me because anything she shouldn't have she drops on command) Bring It! Retrieve and bring to me when we play "fetch". Dance! I took advantage of her little foot kicking maneuver which she loves to do often on anything and everything and called it "Dance" - lol These are such smart little dogs! As a former dog trainer (big dogs, obedience, behavior and Field Training - plus written numerous articles on behavior and training) it is such a pleasure to work with my smart little girly-girl :) I'm trying to teach her a few more tricks, and it's so much fun! Plus, the more consistent I am with working her, the more responsive and connected she is. Yes, she can be stubborn sometimes, but to me that's all the more fun and challenging. :aimeeyork Now, if I could just be more consistent about stopping her from wanting to eat the UPS guy... :rolleyes: |
Eddie Sit Down Crawl Sit Stay Down stay Come Bang, you're dead Roll over Shake Dance Paw (holds paw up like injured) Spin Spin other way Heel Come back (facing me in front, walks to my left to heel position) Around (facing me in front, walks to my right around me to heel position) Emergency sit (sits from a distance) Shoot it (drops ball in a basket) Mountain (climbs a snow mountain at the park) Get it (fetch) Drop it Leave it (don't pick it up) Agility tricks: Jump Tire (jumps through tire) Tunnel Teeter Table (up on table) Weave Walk (for A frame and Dog Walk) Up (jumps up on whatever I point to) Jack Spin Spin other way |
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Learning "names" for her toys happened rather randomly - it was hysterical because she had adopted this little green squeaky frog from Petsmart. The 2 big dogs chewed it's arms and legs off and we started calling it "Stumpy". When Remy had it in her mouth we (by accident at the time) reinforced it's name.. ("Good Stumpy!" "You have Stumpy!") That progressed to "Remy, Get Stumpy!" and she'd run to her basket and paw around, put it in her mouth and bring it to my feet. Of course at this point I'd go nuts with praise - "Good Stumpy!!" "Yay! You got Stumpy" Realizing she *knew* the command "Get Stumpy" - we started with the next toy - *Snake* and did the same thing, playing with her and the toy, reinforcing it's name. I think the key is to keep it simple. One toy at a time. Catch the dog with the toy randomly and reinforce the name, and praise. Keep them in "working" mode when purposeful training is happening. "Working mode" with my dogs is my leading them through the commands they know for 15 - 20 minutes. Also teaching new commands or working on the ones they aren't absolutely reflexive with. There is a start, work time, and end. I start with "Let's work!" and end with "You're Free!" which signals they are finished. When teaching a new command - always end your session on a positive. If the dog hasn't *solidified* the new command during that session, end with something they DO know, such as "Sit", and praise. This creates a positive association with "working". Also, when "working" them - I hold back on the excited praise and use a short positive "Good Sit" or "Good Down". I was lucky that toys are such a huge motivator for Remy. Does your dog like to bury and "find" things? You could try making the toy smell really good (with a tiny bit of food) - let her smell it. Hide it somewhere close and easy. Let her find it using her nose as a motivator - big praise! using the name of the toy. Make it fun :) |
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Hey, you forgot this one - "Make me look good up here on this Pet Idol stage, will ya?" |
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WOW! I guess we have a long way to go! Kobi's pretty smart though! I taught him shake this week so his total is up to three now! Sit, bang! bang! (fall over and play dead), and shake! I was just wondering how soon should I be introducing a new trick after he has learned one? And what all should he know at his age (3 months)? |
I remember that Rusty learned very quick as a puppy.. maybe a few days or a week between new tricks. Yorkies are VERY smart. Rusty knows that names of his favorite toys as well as having a large vocabulary at 3 years old. I'm sure others do as well. If I didn't know better, I would think he was human. |
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