koalathebear Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 is so cute. The man is telling the dog: "smile - one more time. Stop smiling" etc and he refers to himself as 'dad' so it's 'smile for dad'.We have no idea how on earth you would teach this kind of trick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) Smiling from what I have been told is a recessive gene so if the dog hasn't inherited the genes you can't teach that grin. My last dally was a big smiler and would smile on command but my present dally doesn't smile but does woo woo on command Google dalmatian smiles - they are the best smilers. ETA the dallies that I have owned that have smiled have started doing it quite young. Edited November 23, 2010 by Janba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Micro-shaping? I saw a video at the APDT conference of micro-shaping dolphins to blow bubble rings. They do it naturally on occassion and someone snapped a bunch of photos of them and then everyone wanted to see bubble rings and the trainers were told to deliver or else. So they first captured the dolphins spitting water above the surface, which they do naturally, then they started cueing spitting underwater. To get the bubble, they had to get the right shape of the mouth. They shaped the dolphins to squeeze the edges of their mouths by marking any little muscle twitch in the right direction. Then voila, bubble rings. Insanely complicated training, but at least the crowd was happy, even if they didn't appreciate how hard it had been to bring them bubbles. It'd be way easier to capture, though. Erik does something a little like that when he gets super into a tug game or clicker session, but with mouth open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 Heh heh perhaps. Elbie gets a happy look where his mouth hangs open sometimes - that might be the best I can get. If he showed his teeth like that he might look a bit scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I think Sam&Saki taught her Akita to show her teeth on cue. I don't know how she did it, but it's pretty cool. Kivi almost never shows his teeth. And he's not very good at micro-shaping. It's not easy for a dog with his head in the clouds. Maybe I should try to teach him just to give myself a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMAK Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 dally's do seem to be the best, there was a vet nurse i knew of that smoked and her dog hated it so much she would bear her teeth and then she cued it a few times but i wouldn't be using smoke in a dogs face to cue it. it was cute though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkeyre Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) My Alice grins on command. youtube Australian Shepherd Grinning, dalmations are also big grinners. Edited February 13, 2012 by Parkeyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 True smiling has the appropriate body language as well... wriggly bum , 'soft' eye expression, good eye contact with us , etc .. it is really a happy expression !We have had a couple ,over the years .. no training, they just did it .. there was no tongue out .. it was purely a grin ...and absolutely no mistaking the intention ! (except for folks who had never seen it ) I just found Now THAT's a smiley dog :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DobieMum Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 My old Dobie used to do it, but not on command and only for me. It seemed something she would do when she was really happy to see me. I miss her smiles now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointergal Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 My old Dobie used to do it, but not on command and only for me. It seemed something she would do when she was really happy to see me. I miss her smiles now!! My old poodle used to do it too, and I would point my finger at her when she offered a smile and she had it on cue in no time. Have not had as much luck with my pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCheekyMonster Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well, Gus is a massive Smiler, his mum was a smiler... and now my cheeky baby is getting the cheeky grin.... atm it only happens when he knows his done something wrong and I call him... to me its cute for everyone else its scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rilla-My-Rilla Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 My sister's pup smiles whenever he's really happy, or when he wants a belly rub! He'll also smile on command - sometimes! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdashdot Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Another dally owner here, I can't get Cleo to smile on command but I know that if I hold certain things up to her, she will smile. She has 2 different smiles though, one is "i'm happy to see you!" when we get home from work, it's the full works - wiggly bum, huge grin etc. Its a smile that you could never be scared of because you'd be at her bum! Then there is her, "oh no" smile when I try put her sunscreen on (has bitters to stop her licking it off so she doesn't like the taste), or the Epi-Otic in her ears....or when she's in trouble and she knows it! Just caught her trying to steal my shoe that I accidentally left outside....I say "oi!" and she drops it, when I come to pick up the shoe she comes back smiling with her head down like "I didn't mean it mum!" ...it's very funny to see. I say the word "smile" when she does it, but no active capturing. She does it so much anyway that I don't worry about it...I can always just pick up the epi-otic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 True smiling has the appropriate body language as well... wriggly bum , 'soft' eye expression, good eye contact with us , etc .. it is really a happy expression !We have had a couple ,over the years .. no training, they just did it .. there was no tongue out .. it was purely a grin ...and absolutely no mistaking the intention ! (except for folks who had never seen it :) ) I just found Now THAT's a smiley dog :p Thats sooo cool Thanks for sharing persephone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FHRP Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Not sure if you'll be able to train a non smiler to smile but my grandparents beagle X corgi was a big smiler and when he visited he 'taught' my Labrador to smile! My Lab stopped the behaviour soon after my grandparents dog left. eta. I see now this is quite an old thread, oops! Edited March 30, 2012 by FHRP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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