May 24, 2010
How do you train your golden retriever to do more tricks?
I have a 4 year old golden retriever and he knows sit,down,shake a paw,shake other paw,jump and dance. I want to treat him more tricks but i don't know how can anyone tell me any easy tricks?
Have you done roll over? it's basic i think to most dogs.
Have them lay down. Say rollover. Then with one hand, roll them over. Praise or give them a treat. Then continue repeating until it sticks.
Crawl. Have their favorite snack in hand. Have them lie down. With one hand hold them down stern but softly. Place the snack 5-6 inches away. Say crawl. With the other hand given him/her a small push from the back. they'll want to stand up to go get the snack but keep his body down enough to not be completely standing, but high enough to let them move their legs and crawl. [you can also place the snack on the floor after commanding "crawl"]
Play shy. Use a piece of scotch tape. (note: wear out the tape with your fingers so it doesn't hurt when you pull it off). This one you can figure out. You place it on the dog's forehead. When he/she uses one hand to put over his face. Quickly remove take and praise all together. Out of all three, this one took the longest for my dog to learn. If you find a better way, let me know =]
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I taught my last dog to sit pretty and speak. Sit pretty starts by having your dog sit, then hold a treat straight above his head just out of reach. When his front feet leave the floor, that's sit pretty. To get speak, I actually barked at my dogs, and when they barked back, I said speak, good boy, then gave treat. Working on the same concept now, but with whine and growl.
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Have you done roll over? it's basic i think to most dogs.
Have them lay down. Say rollover. Then with one hand, roll them over. Praise or give them a treat. Then continue repeating until it sticks.
Crawl. Have their favorite snack in hand. Have them lie down. With one hand hold them down stern but softly. Place the snack 5-6 inches away. Say crawl. With the other hand given him/her a small push from the back. they'll want to stand up to go get the snack but keep his body down enough to not be completely standing, but high enough to let them move their legs and crawl. [you can also place the snack on the floor after commanding "crawl"]
Play shy. Use a piece of scotch tape. (note: wear out the tape with your fingers so it doesn't hurt when you pull it off). This one you can figure out. You place it on the dog's forehead. When he/she uses one hand to put over his face. Quickly remove take and praise all together. Out of all three, this one took the longest for my dog to learn. If you find a better way, let me know =]
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roll over, fetch the paper, spin, you can teach your dog anything you want using positive reinforcement training.
good luck and happy training.
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