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jetess · 03-05-2006, 02:01 AM

Maisy seemed quite quick at learning but 'give me paw' was one of the hardest for her to grasp.
I stuck by it and just kept doing the command over and over she got there in the end!!! it just take determination

good luck!!

PS im trying to teach maisy to roll over dont really know where to start on that on but so far ive taught her to sit then lie down now i think i can do the roll over!!!

its so fun

alaskayorkie · 03-05-2006, 02:31 AM

I tried teaching Eddie to "shake" for weeks and I wasn't getting there. I was doing exactly what you're doing. I'd tap his paw, say "shake," then give him a treat. He never got past the tap phase.

Two days ago, a friend said "Don't give him the treat." Say "shake," and if he doesn't shake, walk away and try later. I was skeptical, but by the next day, he was raising his paw at the word "shake."

I was just being too nice with treats.

yorkiesrock · 03-06-2006, 10:26 AM

I just bought a clicker and started trying to teach him to give me his paw. So far he hasn't done it but I guess it is too soon . How long did it take those of you who taught your dog with the clicker?

alaskayorkie · 03-06-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkiesrock

I just bought a clicker and started trying to teach him to give me his paw. So far he hasn't done it but I guess it is too soon . How long did it take those of you who taught your dog with the clicker?

Did you see firstyorkie's thread on clicker training basics? I would say it's a must-read for any YTer starting clicker training. And don't miss miss the video like on her first entry.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29467

bizzbeth · 03-06-2006, 01:18 PM

I have tried to teach Oliver to shake for awhile now. I always give up- but i read this thread yesterday and got some new ideas. I have never used clicker method so I didn't go for that but I used sit and "paw" and used the treat as a way to get him to do what i wanted. He picked it up in just a coupld of minutes. Sometimes he gets so excited he throws both paws at me!
whever he learns a new trick he'll preform it, get his treat, and run around the house a couple of times and then sit in front of me to do it again. Does anyone else get a kick out of their puppies? haha He's hilarious! He's sprint around to et all the excited energy out so he can preform a trick! I hope everyone is havign a good day! My bab y is sleepin gwhile I type up a 5 page paper! Blah!!!! Have a good day!

yorkiesrock · 03-07-2006, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

Did you see firstyorkie's thread on clicker training basics? I would say it's a must-read for any YTer starting clicker training. And don't miss miss the video like on her first entry.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29467

Thanks. I will check it out. I did read some of firstyorkie's posts. I began the training yesterday with loading the clicker. I hope it works.

Beam11 · 03-14-2006, 09:49 AM

I was so excited that i taught Chewy to sit the other day. Now he does it even when i dont ask.. but im working on lay down.. How did you teach them to lay down? do you lay them down on the floor then give them the treat? just wondering..

Juliealfies mum · 03-14-2006, 02:02 PM

[QUOTE=Beam11]I was so excited that i taught Chewy to sit the other day. Now he does it even when i dont ask.. but im working on lay down.. How did you teach them to lay down? do you lay them down on the floor then give them the treat? just wondering..[/QUOTE

Try this ,get him to sit then once he is sitting take a treat in one hand clicker in the other keep the hand with the treat on the ground and then slide it forward , as he is sitting his bottom should stay on the ground and then the rest should follow as soon as he down then click . Keep doing this then start introducing the down word . Good luck it takes lots of pratice, and if he does not get it ,finish up with something he can do so you end up with a positive thing.

yorkiesrock · 03-15-2006, 07:55 AM

[QUOTE=Juliealfies mum]

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Originally Posted by Beam11

I was so excited that i taught Chewy to sit the other day. Now he does it even when i dont ask.. but im working on lay down.. How did you teach them to lay down? do you lay them down on the floor then give them the treat? just wondering..[/QUOTE

Try this ,get him to sit then once he is sitting take a treat in one hand clicker in the other keep the hand with the treat on the ground and then slide it forward , as he is sitting his bottom should stay on the ground and then the rest should follow as soon as he down then click . Keep doing this then start introducing the down word . Good luck it takes lots of pratice, and if he does not get it ,finish up with something he can do so you end up with a positive thing.

Great tip. I am still working on "the paw" with my puppy but once he masters that I will go on to "lay down".

lwillz412 · 06-23-2013, 09:57 AM

So, I think I may have one of the most stubborn yorkies of all time, she knows how to sit but when I try to grab her paw to teach her the trick she stands up, any advice?!?!?!?!?!

brendaNbentley · 06-24-2013, 11:50 AM

That is how I did it with Bentley, I started with a special treat, I bake sweet potato chunks and he knows that he only gets them when he does good sitting. Once he got the sit thing down, I trained him to shake, which he know does too. Keep it up you are doing it right. My next trick is trying to get him to lay down, we are working on that now.

03-05-2006, 02:31 AM	#17
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	I tried teaching Eddie to "shake" for weeks and I wasn't getting there. I was doing exactly what you're doing. I'd tap his paw, say "shake," then give him a treat. He never got past the tap phase. Two days ago, a friend said "Don't give him the treat." Say "shake," and if he doesn't shake, walk away and try later. I was skeptical, but by the next day, he was raising his paw at the word "shake." I was just being too nice with treats. __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

03-06-2006, 01:18 PM	#20
bizzbeth Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 857	I have tried to teach Oliver to shake for awhile now. I always give up- but i read this thread yesterday and got some new ideas. I have never used clicker method so I didn't go for that but I used sit and "paw" and used the treat as a way to get him to do what i wanted. He picked it up in just a coupld of minutes. Sometimes he gets so excited he throws both paws at me! whever he learns a new trick he'll preform it, get his treat, and run around the house a couple of times and then sit in front of me to do it again. Does anyone else get a kick out of their puppies? haha He's hilarious! He's sprint around to et all the excited energy out so he can preform a trick! I hope everyone is havign a good day! My bab y is sleepin gwhile I type up a 5 page paper! Blah!!!! Have a good day! __________________ Mom to OLIVER & CHARLIE Scents & Warmers for your home from a YT member & Independent Scentsy Consultant https://elizabethcampbell.scentsy.us/Home

03-14-2006, 02:02 PM	#23
Juliealfies mum YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: scotland Posts: 2,224	[QUOTE=Beam11]I was so excited that i taught Chewy to sit the other day. Now he does it even when i dont ask.. but im working on lay down.. How did you teach them to lay down? do you lay them down on the floor then give them the treat? just wondering..[/QUOTE Try this ,get him to sit then once he is sitting take a treat in one hand clicker in the other keep the hand with the treat on the ground and then slide it forward , as he is sitting his bottom should stay on the ground and then the rest should follow as soon as he down then click . Keep doing this then start introducing the down word . Good luck it takes lots of pratice, and if he does not get it ,finish up with something he can do so you end up with a positive thing. __________________ From Julie Alfie & Lottie

06-23-2013, 09:57 AM	#25
lwillz412 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: blue point Posts: 1	Trying to train Zoey So, I think I may have one of the most stubborn yorkies of all time, she knows how to sit but when I try to grab her paw to teach her the trick she stands up, any advice?!?!?!?!?!

03-05-2006, 02:01 AM	#16
jetess Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: uk Posts: 47	Maisy seemed quite quick at learning but 'give me paw' was one of the hardest for her to grasp. I stuck by it and just kept doing the command over and over she got there in the end!!! it just take determination good luck!! PS im trying to teach maisy to roll over dont really know where to start on that on but so far ive taught her to sit then lie down now i think i can do the roll over!!! its so fun

03-06-2006, 10:26 AM	#18
yorkiesrock YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York Posts: 529	I just bought a clicker and started trying to teach him to give me his paw. So far he hasn't done it but I guess it is too soon . How long did it take those of you who taught your dog with the clicker?

03-14-2006, 09:49 AM	#22
Beam11 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 12	I was so excited that i taught Chewy to sit the other day. Now he does it even when i dont ask.. but im working on lay down.. How did you teach them to lay down? do you lay them down on the floor then give them the treat? just wondering..

06-24-2013, 11:50 AM	#26
brendaNbentley Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 60	That is how I did it with Bentley, I started with a special treat, I bake sweet potato chunks and he knows that he only gets them when he does good sitting. Once he got the sit thing down, I trained him to shake, which he know does too. Keep it up you are doing it right. My next trick is trying to get him to lay down, we are working on that now.