Tricks a Doodle can learn at 12 weeks: Cruiser

[CindynEarl]

Here are the tricks Cruiser learned in the two weeks that we got him. We did very little the first week and used that as an adjustment. Then the second week, we hit the books and began training 15 minutes each morning. Here is the utube video of Cruiser doing< sit, lie down, greet (shake), belly, speak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXF1lDgJhrU

[jumpinjacuzzijoe]

Such a smart and handsome young dood

[Jac]

Adorable!

[KingstonTodd]

Very cute video. Thanks for posting it. You can really tell you love Cruiser

We just finished beginner obedience and the one thing they kept emphasizing is to not say a command over and over. Dogs have great hearing and if they dont listen its because we didnt get their attention first or they choose not to listen or dont know the commnand. Now that Cruiser knows the words you just have to work on holding his attention and only giving the command once. They said repeating it teaches them they dont have to listen to you the first time you say something, which may be disasterous when they run out the front door towards the road and you say COME and they dont listen until the 3rd time. That was the big picture take home emssage from the class.

[CindynEarl]

Ah! Great advice, Todd. Can I use that same advice on my kids, too?

[KingstonTodd]

My son is only 19 months old, and I wish he listened as well as the doods! "Finn, can you please drop that?" "NOOO daddy".

[Jac]

Originally Posted by KingstonTodd

My son is only 19 months old, and I wish he listened as well as the doods! "Finn, can you please drop that?" "NOOO daddy".

And you melt, right? So cute!

[LucyWhitePaw]

That was awesome! Lucy knows sit, paw and down at 8 weeks, but only in the house! Forget about it if she is outside. I thought it would be easier, but looks like an OB class is the way to go for us!

[kirama]

Originally Posted by LucyWhitePaw

That was awesome! Lucy knows sit, paw and down at 8 weeks, but only in the house! Forget about it if she is outside. I thought it would be easier, but looks like an OB class is the way to go for us!

That's so true, dogs are very situational. You teach them to sit in one room in the house and they have no clue what it means to sit when they are outside or in another room. Just train in different places whenever you can, inside and outside and after awhile they will figure out that a command means the same thing no matter where they are

[deepnite10]

that was just adorable..not to mention that he s a very smart boy..say s
alot about the trainer..

yes, to bad our children could have learn d so quickly..

[Taekwondodo]

Smart dog! He has a white beard?

Roxy knows sit, lie down, paw, stay (most of the time ) and leave it. How do you train a dog to bark on command though? The last dog we had hardly ever barked so it wasn't worth it teaching him but Roxy does.

[kirama]

Originally Posted by Taekwondodo

Smart dog! He has a white beard?

Roxy knows sit, lie down, paw, stay (most of the time ) and leave it. How do you train a dog to bark on command though? The last dog we had hardly ever barked so it wasn't worth it teaching him but Roxy does.

Just mark the behavior, in other words click and reward when he barks- but be careful about where/when you do that- you don't want to reinforce his barking at the mailman. Once they bark on command, it's easy to get them to stop by using whatever word you want, i.e. 'quiet' and rewarding when he stops barking.

[MaxandMe]

that is sooooooo sweet!!!

[Taekwondodo]

Originally Posted by kirama

Just mark the behavior, in other words click and reward when he barks- but be careful about where/when you do that- you don't want to reinforce his barking at the mailman. Once they bark on command, it's easy to get them to stop by using whatever word you want, i.e. 'quiet' and rewarding when he stops barking.

Thanks, that helps!

[CindynEarl]

The way we taught Cruiser who is normally calm and quiet, was to "Say Please" while holding his dish of food up in front of him prior to feeding each meal. He'd look at us and make this "Say whaaaaaaaaaaaat??" expression, so we imitating a calm bark. He then gave us a little "ruff" and we said "Good Boy" and placed his meal down. Now he knows when we give the command, "Say PLEASE" he responds, "Ruff" and he also at this time will respond to "Whisper" by barely making a "ruff" sound. I can post the video if you like. Cindy