apocalypsepwnie Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 My pup is 13.5 weeks and has puppy school graduation in 2 weeks. He needs to learn a cute trick outside of the usual sit, drop, stay, come, stand, shake and roll over. I want something fairly simple as he's not doing complex things yet. He also doesn't do much over half an hours worth of training at a time. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Bow maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chequeredblackdog Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Spin? Or 'sad face'(puts head down while dropping, it's very cute!) or if you've already got shake, teach him to differentiate between the two paws. My Kelpie did touch (right foot) and tap (left foot) as his puppy trick. Or to touch a 'target' with his nose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypsepwnie Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 They all sound awesome thanks! I was thinking spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) "walk back) - as in walk back away from you, facing you - is fairly easy to get started with. You can start sitting in a kitchen/dining type chair, gently throw a piece of food under the seat of the chair - not too far, cue the pup to get it, then usually the pup will back out from under so that s/he can see your face again - you click/mark and reward the backward step - the first step backwards if you can. Rinse and repeat, and as the pup gets it, just withhold the C/T for another foot movement - it can build up pretty soon into quite a few steps. Then you can start putting a cue on it - I use "walk back". :laugh: ETA Have fun at graduation, and remember to keep training sessions very short and upbeat - then you can get lots of them in over the course of a day. :D Edited February 13, 2014 by Tassie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I turned "shake" into "high five" pretty easily, which is cute. Spin is also pretty easy and gets lots of applause. At 13.5 weeks half an hours training is a lot in one go, you might get more out of him by breaking it down into much much smaller bits of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Actually I found back very easy to train. I did it when feeding dinner. I make their dinner and they are very focused on me and their bowl! Then I take a step towards them and say back and they remain facing me but move backwards a few steps and I then treat with a little something from their bowl. Now I can just say back and they know to move backwards :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypsepwnie Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 ACE IDEA! Vinnie will follow his bowl off a cliff. He does this fabulous little 'dinner dance' before sitting. He sits automatically now and is nearly able to wait for it to hit the ground before he goes for it. *proud mamma* I was also thinking of teaching him 'selfie' where I hold my phone infront of him and he places a paw on it ala Digby Van Winkle and Alo being gen y I think it's completely appropriate :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESCS Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We had to do the same to graduate from puppy school! I taught the salute trick by gently blowing towards his face and he would wipe his face. I would say 'Salute' at the same time and treat. It was the one trick he learnt really quickly . He now does it all the time when he wants something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypsepwnie Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Awww cute. Currently teaching him 'where's your tail' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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