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Cleo2014

Cleo2014

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Cleo learned "shake" (hand shake) this past weekend in a little over 10 minutes. Just as fast as "roll over". She can also jump through a hoop. I'm very proud of her picking up on things so fast since it was a pain with her in obedience with a few commands (still won't "down" without a treat and having issues healing.) :lol: Anyway, I am going to try to teach her the "bang bang" trick. From what I read, I need to take 3 tricks and combine them into one. She will have to limp, crawl, then roll over on her back and play dead. Once (if :lol:) we master it, I will post a video of it on here. Hopefully now that she is more mature, she will learn fast. She seems to enjoy doing these. I am hoping to keep her occupied until the June when she will start agility classes.
 
Would love to see a video of the process leading up to the actual trick so newbies like me can learn how to teach these tricks :wink2:
 
Right now I am working on crawl. I just have her lay down and drag a treat across the floor to make her crawl after it. I do it at least 3 times a day for 5 - 10 minutes. This one is a little harder for her, so when she gives up and wants the treat she tries to "shake" or "roll over". :lol: However I do not give in. :wink2:
 
Cleo2014 said:
Right now I am working on crawl. I just have her lay down and drag a treat across the floor to make her crawl after it. I do it at least 3 times a day for 5 - 10 minutes. This one is a little harder for her, so when she gives up and wants the treat she tries to "shake" or "roll over". :lol: However I do not give in. :wink2:
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my lil monsters will resort back to commands they know. Kaleigh will get somewhat tenacious with the shake, that includes clawing, -mom, I don't want to do a new trick, but I will convince you I deserve my treat, by extending my claws and dragging them on your hand...it is a demand behavior, and I don't reward it, and then she pouts...drama queen...:smile2:
 
tesslynn said:

I think Daisy is pretty amazing!!!
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Just amazing to see a Sheltie perform such a variety of trick....and while I enjoy watching them, I'd really like to know the sequence of training involved to get a dog to do such things...can someone direct me to a website where there is instructional detail for at least some of these tricks.

Thank You

Bob
 
Bob R said:
I'd really like to know the sequence of training involved to get a dog to do such things...can someone direct me to a website where there is instructional detail for at least some of these tricks.
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I don't know if there's a YouTube video or website on how to teach the tricks BUT I do know many of those tricks start with teaching the dog rear end awareness - basically where their back legs are in relation to their front. Surprisingly most dogs don't know where their back end is in relation to the front.

I can give you some directions on how to teach your Sheltie to get into a box. It's an old, cheap, method used to help teach agility dogs rear end awareness. Star with a large box your Sheltie can step into. With some yummy treats, lure him to step into the box. Even if he puts one leg into the box, mark the behavior with a yes and give him the treat. Increase the difficulty of the behavior before the dog earns the reward - two legs in box, then three or four legs in the box.

Once your dog is comfortable getting into a box, find a smaller box. Don't go to one as small as in the video right away, work your way down to that size. As you shrink the size of the box, the dog learns how to move his legs in relation to his body and the box. Using this method I was able to get my Keiran into a Medium Priority Mail box. I should get back to this exercise and see how far he'll go.

Once the dog understands rear end awareness, you can teach back up. This is best taught against a wall. The same with backing up steps.

Hope that gives you a starting point.
 
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