Comments on: Teach your dog the command ‘find it’

By: Abz & Chels

Abz & Chels — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:28:03 +0000

Our Lucy knows ‘Find The Ball’ which she, not I taught Chels. Both now bring it back and I throw or hide it…We never really taught Lucy, she was just eager to please and each time we made it more challenging to keep her from getting bored

The technique you outlined is basically how you train drug sniffer dogs. I always joke I should train Chels to use at work…

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By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:10:21 +0000

I’m glad Amigo liked this game!

By: Mayra Calvani

Mayra Calvani — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:19:29 +0000

We had fun teaching our golden this trick yesterday and today. He picked it up very quickly!

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By: K9 Amiga

K9 Amiga — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:12:50 +0000

i love playing hide and seek with stranger but he won’t go looking for something he doesn’t care for, also depends on his level of attention

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By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:55:25 +0000

St. Lover, Ace does not know his toys by different names. I think it would be fun to teach him to find specific toys like you did with your dogs. All he knows is “ball.”

By: Saint Lover

Saint Lover — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:33:12 +0000

Find it is one of our favorite games. Hera and Apollo are smart enough to discern a couple of their toys from the others. They know baby, bear, dolly and snake. I can tell them to get each of those toys and they will bring the right one back about 70% of the time.

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By: Lindsay Stordahl

Lindsay Stordahl — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:15:05 +0000

Casto, Ace is so focused on retrieving anything that he is very eager to go and find whatever I hide. It doesn’t matter what it is. It would be better to use treats or a favorite toy for a dog that is less motivated to retrieve or use its nose.

I have not tried to teach Ace “touch it.”

By: castocreations hzk

castocreations hzk — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:55:26 +0000

How did he know to go looking when you said find it? If I tried to have Trooper “find it” he’d look at me, go jump on the couch, and go to sleep. lol

Now, if I ask him to “touch it” he knows what to do after MUCH practice. We’re still working on it. The good news is that this Sunday we move up to the Advanced Agility class!!!! WOOHOO!!! =D

By: Biggie-Z

Biggie-Z — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:16:45 +0000

Biggie has always loved “find it” with his toys. (and “loved” for a kuvasz means he’ll play it as many as 3-4 times in a row) A variation – and something he likes even more – is hide and seek with kids, but of course he only seeks.

Unlike Marie’s and Apryl’s dogs, though, he has to be shown the toy he is supposed to look for, and then put in a sit-stay while I hide it. We are not nearly advanced enough to be able to do “where’s your fluffy man?”

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By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:14:17 +0000

Cool! One of the things that we’ve been talking about doing to build enthusiasm for the dumbbell with the Shelties is hiding it in different places around the house and having them find it and bring it back to us. I’ll have to give it a try and see how it works.