Trick training Hi, I'm having fun teaching my 7-month-old tricks using hard food as treats. He's able to spin around in one spot, sit up and beg, roll over, jump through my arms and do a small bark. We're not quite at the stage where he can do all tricks by hand signal or verbal command but he's getting close. I've also taught down and sit and am working on down-stay. I'm a bit concerned though that the down and sit are with treats. Is that going to be a problem since they're standard obedience commands? By the way, one trick is rather interesting -- it took him a bit of time to learn to give me his paw in command. He tried licking at my hand, pawing with both paws etc. However once he learned the trick, he now uses it in a very loving way all by himself. Whenever he's being very friendly he gives me his paw and looks up at me lovingly. Linda |
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Yeah once he gets a command pretty good, you don't have to treat. Just say Good Boy or pet him. A neat trick that is very impressive is to teach left hand and right hand. Just switch which hand you use to reach for his paw. Start with the one he wants to give you first. Then shake that paw and say "good left/right hand". When you offer your hand, go in at an extreme angle so it would be awkward for the dog to give you the wrong hand. Here is a vid of Uni starting to get it. She's only 4 months old here. |
How hard was it for him to learn these tricks: spin around in one spot, sit up and beg, roll over, jump through my arms and do a small bark? |
If I'm understanding your question correctly, you're asking if your pup will still sit and lay down without a treat? If that's what you are asking, then yes he will. The way I taught my Chloe tricks is by making sure she knows them first and treating every time - then, I started to move on to do tricks in order and only when she completed the sequence is when she'd get a treat. For example, I'd do: sit, down, turn, high five - treat. I also tell her the words that I've taught her during the day so she knows them well. She gives me high fives for example without any treats and sits, etc. Just keep repeating the tricks until your pup understands them really well. :) |
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