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#1 ·
So Diego, who turned 9 months on Saturday, knows sit, down, come and pretty much knows stay (we need to continue practicing stay...he knows it, but after 30 seconds, he gets way too curious) but I was wondering on how to practice a couple of other specific ones.

Do your pups know:

Paw
Rollover
Play dead

??

If they do, what way did you specifically teach them how to do them? Did they pick up on it right away? Diego picked up on Sit and Down really quickly, and come took a little longer.

We have a couple of dog trick books but I want to get your input first before I consult the books :)
 
#86 ·
He is a riot! He talks back! :pound:

Really fun seeing him work for you too!

What ever happened with his eye? I know you were concerned at one point that he might lose it, but then I don't ever remember hearing the outcome. Certainly he sees plenty well out of his good eye!
 
#87 · (Edited)
he has both his eyes, but can only see out of his good eye, and I didn't pull his bangs back, before starting, that's why I reposition the photo cards, b/c a couple of times the correct card was entirely in front of his bad eye.

You can see, he still isn't sure about play dead, and when he does it, it's a little theatrical.

did you like his hello wave? yeah, told you he was a bit of a punk in this session.

Ollie does not lack personality. sometimes if he wants to work for treats (only gets them for tricks), he will walk up to me (while I'm in bed, watching TV, surfing the net), and come really close and just stares at me (the treat bag is out of sight). if he wants something that is in view, he'll look at me, then look at the thing he wants, and back and forth.

Counting is his least favorite trick, he tends to growl to let me know his disdain for the trick. I'll have to figure out a better angle so you can see his face better.
 
#88 ·
he has both his eyes, but can only see out of his good eye, and I didn't pull his bangs back, before starting, that's why I reposition the photo cards, b/c a couple of times the correct card was entirely in front of his bad eye.

You can see, he still isn't sure about play dead, and when he does it, it's a little theatrical.

did you like his hello wave? yeah, told you he was a bit of a punk in this session.
I think he's to die for cute!!!!:)
 
#90 ·
Ted has an attitude just like Ollie's ! Ted comes right over to me on the couch and growls his displeasure as soon as I start up with my IPad. I think he considers that all my time should be spent with him! Most of it is, of course right up to showers and bathroom time , but never enough for Mr Ted! Lol
 
#91 ·
Rolling over was one of the first things I taught Q. It's so cute to watch. He's definitely a belly up boy too lol. I get him to roll over from the down command though instead of him on his back. First it's down, good boy, then "over". I do a hand signal by using my index finger and making a circle with it in front of him. If his butt is in the air like he's playing, forget it, he won't do it.
 
#97 ·
it's funny b/c if I am watching a dog vid on my laptop he will watch it.

progress on play dead: he's having difficulty modulating his body torque on different surfaces. translation: he tends to roll over one or two times on hardwood floors or low pile carpeting, before he figures out what he did wrong. that and he's still learning to hold still for the 'play dead' effect. he's a little twitchy... still cute though.
 
#99 ·
play dead: Ollie has learned to play dead. he still messes up on different surfaces but is quick to correct himself. also the hand signal is changing. at first my hand was in the shape of a gun, and I had to touch him with my finger to get him to roll over and play dead.
Now I can point my finger at him (in the shape of a gun) say bang bang, and he does the trick about 1/2 the time.

we've also been working on sorting out just one bark. and one growl, two separate hand signals. I am favoring growl more, b/c he tends to bark, both on accident and b/c he thinks it'll pay.
 
#100 ·
Hey all,
some of you asked to see Ollie in action at work. So our 5th graders do weekly video announcements for the whole school, and Ollie was part of Autism awareness week, so there are some clips of him working. the first is a special day class, the second short clip is a K class, and yes, that's my voice talking in the clips of the classroom... skip to 4:07:

 
#101 ·
Hey all,
some of you asked to see Ollie in action at work. So our 5th graders do weekly video announcements for the whole school, and Ollie was part of Autism awareness week, so there are some clips of him working. the first is a special day class, the second short clip is a K class, and yes, that's my voice talking in the clips of the classroom... skip to 4:07:

Dragon TV April 29 - YouTube
I had to watch the whole thing. The kids did a great job, and Ollie is ADORABLE!!! Every school should have a therapy dog like him! (and a creative SLP like you!)
 
#103 ·
In Ollie's defense, right before we got video taped for the news, I found him being pulled by on his leash by 2 third grade girls. he wouldn't budge, b/c I told him to stay and I was returning to the classroom that I had left him in (mtg for me). I guess the girls begged the teacher to take Ollie to recess, and Ollie was waiting for me so he was about 10 feet from the classroom door, out on the playground and the girls were pulling pretty hard on his leash.

I let the teacher know my thoughts, if had it been another dog, they could have broken the neck. anyway is was hot that day, and he had been fighting the two girls, so I scooped him up and plopped him on that desk, for the video, lol.

good boy! gosh he totally knows his way around the school campus.
 
#106 ·
Ok, I think Ollie pop is close to mastering 'play dead'.

I'm doing summer school with him, and he comes and works straight thru, going to 8 classrooms. anyway, some of the grown ups want to learn some of his hand signals and call tricks. unfortunately, Ollie knows more about training than these humans. you should see him work them, lol.
 
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