Supragal Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 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 He know to ask for food, he can't just help himself. Nice and sensible idea though. Would ruin agility and trick and clicker training though!! I'd like to think there wasn't a big chance someone would poison him!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 ohhhhh my mate had this pitbull...tell him to sit and it would sit, then say 'safe' and he'd put his paw for you do to the respect thing:D and run along the wall matrix style??that was cool but this dog ran up a slanted fence panel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 how do you run matrix style? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 how do you run matrix style? lol run along the side of a wall across to the other side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 weird, we've been talking about dog tricks at work! we thought of... Ball dog! The dog sits next to the net whilst you play tennis, without the urge to run into the court and ruin your game. But once the ball goes out of play, it goes and fetches it for you Wimbledon should definatly think about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson Trimming Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 My dog will not do anything whatsoever.. he does however understand commands in both welsh and english..although Welsh obviously is his preferred method..lol bob(My giant 2 stone rabbit) has learned to walk on a collar and lead tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 my girlfriends german shepheard pretends it got shot. if you have a bit of food in your hand, point your hand at it in a gun shaped kind of way and shout "bang!" it falls down, rolls over and plays dead until you feed it:d it is also just about getting the hang of waving goodbye:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 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] Just seen this, blatantly copied for use elsewhere :D Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 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. I think you will find that they are anything BUT thick, and that's the problem. If he doesn't see any good reason to do something he probably won't... He probably needs stimulus, whether that be negative or positive, it's hard to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I can't imagine a 45kg dog balancing on a slippery bog seat!!! You've never been to the ladies' in a Norwich nightclub then. Cliff, priceless stuff mate, love it -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallace9 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 we taught our dog to open and then close the door behind her. If she wanted out she just used to stand at the door barking and as I'm a lazy F**k and couldn't be arsed getting up every 2 minutes, we taught her to do it herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 we taught our dog to open and then close the door behind her. If she wanted out she just used to stand at the door barking and as I'm a lazy F**k and couldn't be arsed getting up every 2 minutes, we taught her to do it herself. Has that never backfired on you horribly?! Once Stig learns something, he does it all the time. I'm sure if I taught him that he'd wait for me to leave the front door unlocked and let the other one out to go cat hunting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 I think you will find that they are anything BUT thick, and that's the problem. If he doesn't see any good reason to do something he probably won't... He probably needs stimulus, whether that be negative or positive, it's hard to say Indeed, with Stig it's food, with Raptor.... depends which way the wind is blowing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 This is a brill thread... I'll have to find a dog to train now though Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 OK, he's got the lying flat part sorted. Can't decide if I should introduce a command or try and get him to roll over more and keep still. That will be difficult!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Trying to teach mine the stop being annoying command. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 Trying to teach mine the stop being annoying command. lol Hmmm Doberman+not being annoying DOES NOT COMPUTE DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!! Seriously though, people can tell me they are bred for guarding or whatever they like, rubbish, they were born to test new levels of human tolerance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 This is a brill thread... I'll have to find a dog to train now though Gaz. Are you married? If not, get married, try it with a wife, now *there's* a challenge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Are you married? If not, get married, try it with a wife, now *there's* a challenge... Chris, I've been married less than two months... I already know that's impossible. You can't change the laws of physics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 If you walk them in public, the 'Heel' command is always a good one. I teach mine the 'Up' command to get them rear on to their hind legs and rest front paws on me/gate. Always good for impressing/scaring vistiors. I am working on teaching the Mastiff boy the 'Jump' command now, over our gate in the back garden, which is around 4 1/2 foot tall. He has not quite mastered it yet. My old GSD was the master of this are other acrobsatic pursuits. Mastiffs are not quite as well suited. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 I left the more usual ones off my list, he does heel on and off lead etc. We do agility so he jumps and does all the equiment stuff too already. After 17 months of telling them not to jump up it might be a bit mean to change my mind on that now!!! Sometimes Stig still can't quite contain himself though!!! I bet a Mastiff jumping it a sight to behold. Is he a real beefcake one or one of the finer ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 He is only just over a year old, so he is a little on the fine side, but now he has stopped most of his height-growth; he is really thickening up. I will get round to posting some updated pics soon. If you've eever watched the movie 'Stand By Me', there is a command in there you should teach them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 I haven't... come on... what is it?? Yes get some photos up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Haha - The command is 'sick balls' - kudos if you manage to teach them that command, maybe ask the other half for help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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