Comments on: 30-day challenge: Teach your dog five new commands (day 7) http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2516 Lindsay Stordahl Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:09:05 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2516 If Ace can learn bang, Biggie sure could. Marie, Ace and I get frustrated with each other! That's when we know it's time to quit. Apryl, Ace likes to play dead now that he realizes it's an easy one. It's not that he's smart, Saintlover, he will just do anything to have a ball thrown. Amiga, you should post a video of Stranger! Castocreations, I am not the best at ending Ace with a positive note at agility if he's had a bad night. But usually he's so happy anyway at agility, that I guess it's not really a big deal. Dawson, Ace just wants me to throw the ball constantly. So that means dropping it over and over until I'm so annoyed I throw it. He doesn't care about treats when a ball is involved either. I'll try your method and see how it works. He is so focused on a ball that it's hard for him to concentrate on anything else. If Ace can learn bang, Biggie sure could.

Marie, Ace and I get frustrated with each other! That’s when we know it’s time to quit.

Apryl, Ace likes to play dead now that he realizes it’s an easy one.

It’s not that he’s smart, Saintlover, he will just do anything to have a ball thrown.

Amiga, you should post a video of Stranger!

Castocreations, I am not the best at ending Ace with a positive note at agility if he’s had a bad night. But usually he’s so happy anyway at agility, that I guess it’s not really a big deal.

Dawson, Ace just wants me to throw the ball constantly. So that means dropping it over and over until I’m so annoyed I throw it. He doesn’t care about treats when a ball is involved either. I’ll try your method and see how it works. He is so focused on a ball that it’s hard for him to concentrate on anything else.

]]> By: dawson http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2515 dawson Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:25:40 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2515 I am a ball obsessed dog who has learned to put my toys AND ball into the bucket. Now I have one of those godoggo ball throwers and can load it myself (usually). My person started by teaching me to put my other toys into a box. She would drop something noisy into the box and when I came over to check it out, I would drop my toy into the box (for this I got a click and a treat). Then I progressed to dropping my toys into the box on command THEN we progressed to balls. This was tougher. I do NOT like to give up the ball. But I finally got it in about 2 days. Probably Ace is smarter than I am (not that I am stupid), but, you can try our method if you want. Balls are SUCH high value, its hard to think about doing something new with them. I want them to be thrown not put away. Plus I like balls as much as treats so trading the ball for a treat is kind of lame to me. But thats just me. I am a ball obsessed dog who has learned to put my toys AND ball into the bucket. Now I have one of those godoggo ball throwers and can load it myself (usually). My person started by teaching me to put my other toys into a box. She would drop something noisy into the box and when I came over to check it out, I would drop my toy into the box (for this I got a click and a treat). Then I progressed to dropping my toys into the box on command THEN we progressed to balls. This was tougher. I do NOT like to give up the ball. But I finally got it in about 2 days. Probably Ace is smarter than I am (not that I am stupid), but, you can try our method if you want. Balls are SUCH high value, its hard to think about doing something new with them. I want them to be thrown not put away. Plus I like balls as much as treats so trading the ball for a treat is kind of lame to me. But thats just me.

]]> By: castocreations (hzk) http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2514 castocreations (hzk) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:20:32 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2514 One thing I've learned at Agility is how important it is to end on a POSITIVE note. :) Even if we've had a bad session we always end on something good. It makes us both feel better. lol =D <em>castocreations (hzk)'s last blog post..Out of Their Misery</em> One thing I’ve learned at Agility is how important it is to end on a POSITIVE note. :) Even if we’ve had a bad session we always end on something good. It makes us both feel better. lol =D

castocreations (hzk)’s last blog post..Out of Their Misery

]]> By: K9 Amiga http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 K9 Amiga Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:08:08 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2513 lindsay, this is adorable, ace reminds me a bit of stranger, his expressions <em>K9 Amiga's last blog post..Roller Dog</em> lindsay, this is adorable, ace reminds me a bit of stranger, his expressions

K9 Amiga’s last blog post..Roller Dog

]]> By: Saintlover http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2512 Saintlover Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:18:59 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2512 what a smartie pants! I sooo need to teach my labra-dorks the bucket command. When I throw the ball for them they drop it like 10 feet away and start barking at me to throw it away... uggg. Great tricks! <em>Saintlover's last blog post..<a href='http://itsthedogslife.com/?p=628' rel="nofollow">Patriotic Flair & Ouchies</a></em> what a smartie pants! I sooo need to teach my labra-dorks the bucket command. When I throw the ball for them they drop it like 10 feet away and start barking at me to throw it away… uggg.

Great tricks!

Saintlover’s last blog post..Patriotic Flair & Ouchies

]]> By: Apryl DeLancey http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2511 Apryl DeLancey Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:37:01 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2511 I love the "bang" trick! I've only seen smaller dogs do it so its pretty cool that big ol' Ace can do it! <em>Apryl DeLancey's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WomenLikeSports/~3/328850573/5-questions-with-street-soccer-coaches.html' rel="nofollow">5 Questions With Street Soccer Coaches</a></em> I love the “bang” trick! I’ve only seen smaller dogs do it so its pretty cool that big ol’ Ace can do it!

Apryl DeLancey’s last blog post..5 Questions With Street Soccer Coaches

]]> By: Marie http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 Marie Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:07:27 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2509 Sounds like you and Ace are doing really well! I have to laugh about him getting frustrated and barking at you. That sounds just like training with my old girl, Penny. <em>Marie's last blog post..<a href='http://www.resqtails.com/2008/07/01/twists-obedience-training/' rel="nofollow">Twist's Obedience training</a></em> Sounds like you and Ace are doing really well! I have to laugh about him getting frustrated and barking at you. That sounds just like training with my old girl, Penny.

Marie’s last blog post..Twist’s Obedience training

]]> By: Biggie-Z http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2508 Biggie-Z Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:32:06 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/07/07/30-day-challenge-teach-your-dog-five-new-commands-day-7/#comment-2508 Hey! I was just thinking that "Bang" might be a good one for Biggie because he is so lazy. We've been having our own issues with "Where's Daddy?" Usually he picks stuff up pretty quickly, so I don't know why this one is taking so long. Maybe I'm just being impatient. But "Where's Daddy" is feeling a little like "bucket" for you. I've been meaning to get caught up on posting, and your 30-day challenge is one of the posts that's been in the works. <em>Biggie-Z's last blog post..<a href='http://biggiezblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/back-from-brrr-mont.html' rel="nofollow">Back from Brrr Mont!</a></em> Hey! I was just thinking that “Bang” might be a good one for Biggie because he is so lazy. We’ve been having our own issues with “Where’s Daddy?” Usually he picks stuff up pretty quickly, so I don’t know why this one is taking so long. Maybe I’m just being impatient. But “Where’s Daddy” is feeling a little like “bucket” for you.

I’ve been meaning to get caught up on posting, and your 30-day challenge is one of the posts that’s been in the works.

Biggie-Z’s last blog post..Back from Brrr Mont!

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