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Teaching Tricks A previous thread made me wonder what tricks have you taught your babies? Kobi does "sit" and "bang bang" which is the same as play dead. How about you all. What do they do and how did you teach them? |
Coby does all the sit, down, stay, etc. stuff. Not really tricks, but he knows "Go get your toy" and "Night night" and of course "Wanna go bye-bye?" But he does know "gimme a kiss" too. And it's funny because it's not just a lick. It's more of a "human" type kiss. Cute! I love the "bang bang". How did you teach that? |
Ariel knows sit, down, & speak so far. I should have taught come & stay before speak though, but it's so cute :D |
The "bang bang" was so easy! I taught it to him in about 15 min! No joke! I never realized how smart these dogs are! I started off by telling him to sit and then when he did that and I had his attention I pointed at him and said "bang bang" and gentley pushed him over on his side. After several times of me doing that he started falling over on his own!!!! Its the cutest thing Ive ever seen!!! Only now Ive got to work some more on just "sit" because he want to just fall over when I say sit!! But I think its pretty good for 3 months old! |
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Rusty's tricks Sit Down Come Stay Bark-no bark Dance Walkies Kiss Kiss We are working on bang bang and give howdy.... been working on them for years ROFL |
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Brewser doesn't really do any "tricks" but she knows "police get down" for when we are in the car and she is driving! And she knows the difference between "mouse" and "gopher"- for "mouse" she scans the ground and corners and for "gopher" she runs and sticks her head in the closest hole. Oh and she knows "stay close" and "quick uppy" and of course "brush your hair" and "put your jacket on"! |
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Give howdy is giving paw... I wanted to teach German "gib foos" but he would not do that. Walkies is walking on the rear legs like a person... |
:D LeRoy sits, down and roll over---now when I tell him down he automatically rolls over!! Guess we need more work:confused: :confused: :animal36 |
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I have the same problem as another poster...when she gets really excited she won't just "lay down" she just starts rolling! It's so cute though! I really want to teach her to cover her eyes when we say "are you shy?". I read to put tape on their nose and when they try to take it off and cover their eyes you repeat "are you shy?" and give treats....but I couldn't get it to work. Any ideas on how to teach this? |
pebbles doesnt know that much cool stuff yet but she knows, come, sit, outside? (backyard), sit pretty, gimme kissy, go potty, go poop, go to sleep, lets brush your hair/lets make you pretty, out (leave the room), no (i rarely say no, so when i do she looks so startled lol), fetch and her "getting dressed commands" ("lets get dressed," over the head, lets do your arm, now your legs). she also knows that tummy means her stomach. we are working on lay, and then i think i will teach her bang bang |
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Dixie does: sit, lay down, stay, "give me kiss", "get your toy", and roll over (super cute!) We're working on "dance" :D Chip does: sit, lay down, stay, "give me 5" (high five, SO cute!), "give me kiss", "get your toy", and roll over. We're working on "up" (sit pretty). |
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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