We have some really talented Berners out there! I've got so many tricks to
choose from. I think Berkley will have to learn more than one very big
grin!
Here's a summary of the tricks I got. Hope I got everyone's in here. Thanks
to everyone who responded to my request!
Kelly Williamson
Berkley - BMD (what do you mean I have to learn more than one?!?)
Cisco _ Golden (you're not going to make me learn some too ???)
Leesburg, VA
Balance a large dry dog biscuit on his nose
Retrieve above biscuit (or even just hold and carry and release)
shark -- my Bean will flip his head back and snap up at the air
say your prayers (front paws on edge of chair and nose under paws)
turn around in place clockwise and counter clockwise, spin vs wind or
twist
I taught my young berner boy to jump up on his grooming table stand
there for me. It was impressive to the others in the class grin
IF your pup is strongly food motivated, teach him to follow your treat
through your legs - like doing a figure 8 around / through your legs
(you can lift one leg as he passes through) FUN game to play - the dogs
seem to enjoy it - and it looks neat!
Besides - it helps your pup to follow the 'target' treat - helps in
other training!
take a bow. He stretched with his
butt up in the air, so I just started shaping this behavior.
is to teach your dog to hold a dog biscuit (like a milk bone) on his nose,
then flip it in the air and catch it in his mouth.
I've taught Boomer to bark in three volumes on command: Bark, which is
LOUD, Woof which sounds just like woof and whisper which is hardly audible.
People love it and so does Boomer, he's such a show-off. (a lot of people
suggested this)
Answer the phone (pick up a childs toy phone when you say 'ring.' Add a bark
for more flash.)
Go harvesting (put toy food into a basket)
Tell a story (keep on barking)
a simple retrieve can be renamed -
retrieve stuffed sheep or cow - this is 'herding'. a friend of mine's
sheltie would retrieve 2 stuffed sheep deposit them in a basket - 'the
barn'.
retrieve hidden toy - stuffed rat - this is the popular terrier game of
'hunt the rat'.
teach the names of more than one toy teach to retrieve one particular one.
retrieve wad of paper to trash can - pick up the garbage or do the recycle.
we used to have a toy pedal operated garbage can a brussels griffon would
retrieve a wad of paper open the can drop it in.
haven't done it...but the cutest trickster I've seen was a Sheltie.
When her owner sneezed, she raced across the room, grabbed a box of tissues,
and returned to offer them to her owner. Very cute...
I've taught the Rottie to wipe her feet when she comes in the house. Did
it with treats initially. I would spin the treat in circles over the throw
rug while saying wipe your feet and now (at 8 years old) I tell her to
wipe her feet all the time and she does it. The feet wiping one helps me
out ALOT!
