Dog trick ideas...?

[Supragal]

Ok, I've run out of ideas of what I can teach Stig... what cool tricks have people taught their dogs that I haven't thought of?

 

Specifically tricks, I do other training stuff too like agility etc and commands needed for that... Just stuff I can do in the evenings to keep him busy and responsive.

 

So far our list goes something like this:

 

- Sit

- Lie Down

- Stand

- Roll over

- Bow

- Circle (turn to his left)

- Twist (turn to his right)

- Back

- Crawl

- Wave

- Recall

- Stay

- Wait

- Leave

- Drop

- Stop

[osso]

- speak ie growl/bark on demand, helpful if you wanna spook someone

 

Thanks for the email btw sorry i've not gotten back to you!

[Jspec Germany]

How bout "Beer"? I've seen two cool commercials with that command.

[SupraGirlie]

That must be one dog, I'm going to teach mine to bow I think next!

[SupraGirlie]

You should do that dancing to music with your dog like I've seen on tv lol also what about play dead where he lays on his back with his tongue out or something?!

[Supragal]

- speak ie growl/bark on demand, helpful if you wanna spook someone

 

Thanks for the email btw sorry i've not gotten back to you!

 

I can't decide about this one, he's fairly quiet and only ever barks when he needs to... the other one is such a gobsh1te I'm kinda in 2 minds about whether to encourage him into barking more often lol They set each other off and it's chaos

 

No worries

[Pete]

How about "Hump the Mother in Law"?

[Supragal]

You should do that dancing to music with your dog like I've seen on tv lol also what about play dead where he lays on his back with his tongue out or something?!

 

We do agility and I'm going to do the KC good Citizen exams soon... not a fan of the dancing to music... it's never in time, it bothers me in an OCD kinda way

But I could teach him some of the moves like continuous spin, under and over legs etc...

 

Play dead. Excellent. yes. That will be a challenge. It takes a particular mindset to get that one understood... might just give it a go though

[Supragal]

How about "Hump the Mother in Law"?

 

 

When they looked after them while we were on hol he ran into her, sent her flying and the tray of cups she was carrying were no more....

[Tannhauser]

To really impress, teach him to build a radio telescope.

 

You'll have to start off with simpler commands e.g. "Stig, make a mug tree" and work your way up.

[supra steveo]

my mate used to pretend his hand was a gun and the dog used to go mad when he shouted BANG the dog used to yelp the play dead

[edge]

Rip a chavs head off in under 10 seconds?

 

Scratch that idea, dont want your dog catching anything nasty.

[Tannhauser]

More dog-training ideas:

 

Few people realise that the dog is an excellent natural mimic. My uncle had a Jack Russell called ‘Nipper’ who he taught to imitate various key figures in the Civil Rights movement. Nipper's rendition of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream…” speech used to move visitors to tears. Again, the key is to start off simple. Nipper started with the ‘Rosa Parkes’ command, where he would sit on the sofa and refuse to get off.

 

In the 1970s, a fox terrier called ‘Lady’ was taught to imitate the Maltese Prime Minister, Dom Mintoff. Originally the arrangement was that Lady would stand in for Mintoff during a bout of ill-health, but the dog became addicted to the status and a power struggle ensued. Although Mintoff’s experience won the day, several of the trade agreements that Lady forged still stand today – “the little dog with the big grasp of export tariffs”

 

I well remember my own dog Skipper sketching out an early version of String Theory on the side of his Bonio packet – and yet he would still bark at the mirror and try to run around the back of it to find the other dog.

 

Amazing creatures, capable of such wonders when gently encouraged with a hammer and a megaphone.

 

[/bollocks]

[Class One]

More dog-training ideas:

 

Few people realise that the dog is an excellent natural mimic. My uncle had a Jack Russell called ‘Nipper’ who he taught to imitate various key figures in the Civil Rights movement. Nipper's rendition of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream…” speech used to move visitors to tears. Again, the key is to start off simple. Nipper started with the ‘Rosa Parkes’ command, where he would sit on the sofa and refuse to get off.

 

In the 1970s, a fox terrier called ‘Lady’ was taught to imitate the Maltese Prime Minister, Dom Mintoff. Originally the arrangement was that Lady would stand in for Mintoff during a bout of ill-health, but the dog became addicted to the status and a power struggle ensued. Although Mintoff’s experience won the day, several of the trade agreements that Lady forged still stand today – “the little dog with the big grasp of export tariffs”

 

I well remember my own dog Skipper sketching out an early version of String Theory on the side of his Bonio packet – and yet he would still bark at the mirror and try to run around the back of it to find the other dog.

 

Amazing creatures, capable of such wonders when gently encouraged with a hammer and a megaphone.

 

[/bollocks]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosie, If you can get Stig to do all that you have can you teach my stupid dog just the basics like stay and recall. When we took him to classes the instructor said something along the lines of " Miniature Schnauzer? You'll be lucky, they're a bit thick." So far he has lived up to that adage.

[Mrs H]

We taught Charlie our psycho mongrel to lick his bits! You say to him "Whose is that willy?" and he licks his willy:blink: It was a great party piece at the dog training school christmas party, especially as I had dressed him up as a nun, rosary beads and all!

 

Vicki x

[SupraGirlie]

More dog-training ideas:

 

Few people realise that the dog is an excellent natural mimic. My uncle had a Jack Russell called ‘Nipper’ who he taught to imitate various key figures in the Civil Rights movement. Nipper's rendition of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream…” speech used to move visitors to tears. Again, the key is to start off simple. Nipper started with the ‘Rosa Parkes’ command, where he would sit on the sofa and refuse to get off.

 

In the 1970s, a fox terrier called ‘Lady’ was taught to imitate the Maltese Prime Minister, Dom Mintoff. Originally the arrangement was that Lady would stand in for Mintoff during a bout of ill-health, but the dog became addicted to the status and a power struggle ensued. Although Mintoff’s experience won the day, several of the trade agreements that Lady forged still stand today – “the little dog with the big grasp of export tariffs”

 

I well remember my own dog Skipper sketching out an early version of String Theory on the side of his Bonio packet – and yet he would still bark at the mirror and try to run around the back of it to find the other dog.

 

Amazing creatures, capable of such wonders when gently encouraged with a hammer and a megaphone.

 

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I don't know about your dog but this ones rubbish, he won't do any of the tricks I ask him! http://www.idodogtricks.com/index_flash.html

 

Also, I don't see 'kiss' on your list, so many dog lovers seem to use this one alot!

[Supragal]

More dog-training ideas:

 

Few people realise that the dog is an excellent natural mimic. My uncle had a Jack Russell called ‘Nipper’ who he taught to imitate various key figures in the Civil Rights movement. Nipper's rendition of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream…” speech used to move visitors to tears. Again, the key is to start off simple. Nipper started with the ‘Rosa Parkes’ command, where he would sit on the sofa and refuse to get off.

 

In the 1970s, a fox terrier called ‘Lady’ was taught to imitate the Maltese Prime Minister, Dom Mintoff. Originally the arrangement was that Lady would stand in for Mintoff during a bout of ill-health, but the dog became addicted to the status and a power struggle ensued. Although Mintoff’s experience won the day, several of the trade agreements that Lady forged still stand today – “the little dog with the big grasp of export tariffs”

 

I well remember my own dog Skipper sketching out an early version of String Theory on the side of his Bonio packet – and yet he would still bark at the mirror and try to run around the back of it to find the other dog.

 

Amazing creatures, capable of such wonders when gently encouraged with a hammer and a megaphone.

 

[/bollocks]

 

 

On a serious note though, some dogs do immitate. I taught my friends dog to sneeze by getting him to copy me, but i think some dogs are more that way inclined, Stig doesn't copy anything I do!!

[Supragal]

 

I don't know about your dog but this ones rubbish, he won't do any of the tricks I ask him! http://www.idodogtricks.com/index_flash.html

 

Also, I don't see 'kiss' on your list, so many dog lovers seem to use this one alot!

 

He does that enough, never taught him but I'm trying to discourage it a bit now since my 5'2" petite friend came round and sat on teh sofa, Stig leapt on her and starting licking her in the ears, she didn't stand a chance of pushing him off, it was hilarious but probably a bit much if he did it to a kid or something!

[Supragal]

my mate used to pretend his hand was a gun and the dog used to go mad when he shouted BANG the dog used to yelp the play dead

 

I saw a vid on youtube of a dobermann doing that!! It was hilarious!! I might work on that once' play dead' is mastered

[Supragal]

Rosie, If you can get Stig to do all that you have can you teach my stupid dog just the basics like stay and recall. When we took him to classes the instructor said something along the lines of " Miniature Schnauzer? You'll be lucky, they're a bit thick." So far he has lived up to that adage.

Rubbish!! You can teach any dog at least something!! My dobe is a prime example, he's a difficult one to get through to.

 

I'd be happy to help if you want me to Recalls always a difficult one, Stig has his moments if there is another dog or something else more interesting than me!

[Supragal]

OK so I've done the first installment of "play dead". He now lies flat on his side and knows his head needs to be flat on the floor. He's such a good boy

[Tannhauser]

 

On a serious note though, some dogs do immitate. I taught my friends dog to sneeze by getting him to copy me, but i think some dogs are more that way inclined, Stig doesn't copy anything I do!!

 

I've got a feeling that in general dogs aren't very good at social learning (i.e. learning through observation) - they need to learn through classical or operant conditioning.

 

This is curious, because the dog's ancestor, the wolf, is an excellent social learner. A wolf, for example, can learn to operate a tricky locking mechanism through observing another wolf. I'm betting a dog couldn't do this without direct trial-and-error.

 

It's been speculated that in domesticating dogs, the selective breeding lost them a bit of mental sharpness. They gained a stupendous sensitivity to social signals, which helps them to learn specific behaviours and to be obedient, becase praise is sooooo important and motivating to them. However, their ability to think flexibly was bred out, to a large extent.

[Thorin]

We've bought a book that tells you how to train cats to crap in the toilet. Maybe try that?

[Konrad]

My dog is not accepting any snack given by right hand. He will only take food or toys or anything from left hand. It make sense considering, that 90%+ people on the world are right handed, so there is big chance dog will be not poisoned. I also spent some time teaching him to NOT pick up anything from ground, no matter how tasty or smelly it could be

[Supragal]

We've bought a book that tells you how to train cats to crap in the toilet. Maybe try that?

 

I can't imagine a 45kg dog balancing on a slippery bog seat!!! Plus he is trained to go outside... but variations did cross my mind... like a floor level outside toilet or soemthing