This trick is fun! The goal, your dog licks or touches your cheek when you ask for a kiss.
Most dogs like to lick or touch our faces. This one usually doesn’t have to have a treat as a reward but some dogs work better for wages. Lean down to your dog, when he licks your cheek or touches your face, say “Give me a kiss”. Praise. Keep doing that. It’s all there is to it. You’ve just put the kiss on a cue.
If you don’t like to be kissed in the face, teach your dog to kiss the back of your hand. You might even add, “What a sweet gentleman” or lady. If your dog is an enthusiastic kisser, you might put a stop word on it. Usually just standing back upright stops the kiss.
When training a new trick, always stop training that particular trick when your dog does it perfectly. This tells him he was right. Praise heartily and leave that trick to tomorrow. Make it fun, try a few times and then do something else until tomorrow.
You’ve all seen it and admired it… a dog jumping into the owner’s arms at the end of a run. No matter how your dog does, this ending just makes it all right and definitely wow’s the audience. It’s one of my favorite tricks, and it’s SO easy to teach, anyone who can lift their dog safely can do it! This video shows how to do it step by step… and uh…another animal that I won’t mention here because I’m still nursing the puncture wounds on my legs from trying it at home.
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A fun trick you can teach your dog is spinning. It’s handy just before trials, while you’re working out with the warm-up jump, since it stretches and turns the dogs’ spine, somewhat like doing weaves does. Plus, dogs love it! I’ve found that it revs them up and gets them ready to go better than almost anything else I’ve tried. It also works very well for the dogs that have bad greeting habits. They enjoy spinning a lot, and are willing to do that over, say, a sit as you answer the door. It’s fun, it’s cute, and it’s easy! How about you? Do you have any tricks your dog does to burn off a little extra energy, or just for cute factor? comment and share!
A blog member has an unusual training question. If anyone here has any advice, please click on “comments” in the upper right corner (or scroll to the bottom) to share your idea!
” This is really not a comment but a quest for training tips. I’m currently trying to teach my dog how to walk backwards. I have tried sandwiching him between two walls, but he thinks that he should sit when taking a step back. This is a hard manuever because it goes against all that he has been taught. All helpful hints would be welcome. Thank you” - Carlotta
I was able to teach my dog to walk backwards just by facing him, then walking forward which forced him to back up. I added a hand signal by putting both of my palms at eye level to him, moving them forward and backward while saying “back, back, back” at the same time. It took a while for him to really feel comfortable with it so at first, I rewarded him with a treat if he even took one step back. Now he goes back much faster and easier. I hope that helps!
In the winter, agility is hard to come by in most of the U.S. It’s cold out, and we do little more than the obligatory walk around (shivering), and games of tug-a-war (after drinking a hot beverage) for our dogs inside for exercise. That’s okay for your dogs’ physical exercise, but their mental stimulation can be lacking. Enter these dog board games! It’s like agility ~ for the mind!
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What you do is hide treats under the ‘game board pieces’ and your dog has to use his smarts to find ways of dislodging the pieces or moving the puzzle pieces around to get to the hidden pockets. There are different ways he can do this, and as he continues to play he will learn more effective ways of getting to the treats faster. It will engage your dogs’ mind and keep him thinking and happily occupied all through the winter… between those knee-deep in snow walks! It’s also great family fun for something to do around the Christmas tree.
This trick is fun! The goal, your dog licks or touches your cheek when you ask for a kiss.
Sharon
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