I've started to get back on a schedule of training Zoey in the evenings. The other night we worked on: crate ( because sometimes she only thinks she has to go in when theres a biscuit present, I want it more on cue and less on 'how much do you want me in there???eh?' LOL no bargaining), retrieving a rubber tube ( not as fun as a tennis ball) and placing it in my hands, settle ( laying on her side or back calmly - i.e. really difficult for the zoe bug), Jumping over a whip which will lead to the 'sword fighting' trick I saw on Kikopup's youtube channel HERE , Cop cop ( your feet on mine), and started teaching crawl.
She gets really enthusiastic about crawl, actually she just gets plain crazy whenever she's back side down on carpet.
Last night I threw in trying to get her to stand with her back feet on a book, which eventually will end up being a doggie handstand. That one was difficult, no matter how much I lured her she did not want to put those feet on there! she put her front feet on it & also tried scratching it to death and chewing on the edge. LOL. I did manage to get her to put her feet on it a few times, but it wasn't enough to get her to understand what I wanted.
So next I'm going to try to teach her back up first, then I'll have her back up ONTO the book. I might also add in stuff on the sides, so she has to go back & can't swing her little butt to the side. ( LOL i've seen this same idea done with mini horses to start to accept tight quarter stuff like carts & trailers.
I really love kikopups videos, I only wish Zoey could be as awesome as Splash. But who knows, maybe with training alot more frequently we might impress ourselves!!
The first big trick session I did, i made sure to keep everything mixed up, ALOT, Zoey gets bored FAST. And I know that if I keep 'drillling' her on one thing it almost seem slike punishment. So on each trick I'd only ask her to do it maybe 3-5 times, then I would go to the next thing, and of course there was some tennis ball thrown in too.
I need to work on stays & go to your mat also, and RECALLS! I've slacked so bad on those - mostly because I NEVER let her off leash. but she needs to know them. so I gotta put those on the list. basically I need to get more organized about what I want to teach her & to make sure i have the steps on how I'm going to go about it. Lots of brainstorming & youtube vid watching!
The next thing i'm doing to help me stay on track & keep things spiced up for Zoey is I've listed all the tricks/tasks she knows or I want to teach her on a piece of paper. I'm going to cut each on out on a little strip. Then I'll put all of them in a hat & draw a few each day. That was I'm not stuck in a rut trying to drill a task into her everything. I think she'll like the variety & the surprise. I also want to keep a log, so I can analyze if one task is getting left out.
so thats my plan! woot!
She gets really enthusiastic about crawl, actually she just gets plain crazy whenever she's back side down on carpet.
Last night I threw in trying to get her to stand with her back feet on a book, which eventually will end up being a doggie handstand. That one was difficult, no matter how much I lured her she did not want to put those feet on there! she put her front feet on it & also tried scratching it to death and chewing on the edge. LOL. I did manage to get her to put her feet on it a few times, but it wasn't enough to get her to understand what I wanted.
So next I'm going to try to teach her back up first, then I'll have her back up ONTO the book. I might also add in stuff on the sides, so she has to go back & can't swing her little butt to the side. ( LOL i've seen this same idea done with mini horses to start to accept tight quarter stuff like carts & trailers.
I really love kikopups videos, I only wish Zoey could be as awesome as Splash. But who knows, maybe with training alot more frequently we might impress ourselves!!
The first big trick session I did, i made sure to keep everything mixed up, ALOT, Zoey gets bored FAST. And I know that if I keep 'drillling' her on one thing it almost seem slike punishment. So on each trick I'd only ask her to do it maybe 3-5 times, then I would go to the next thing, and of course there was some tennis ball thrown in too.
I need to work on stays & go to your mat also, and RECALLS! I've slacked so bad on those - mostly because I NEVER let her off leash. but she needs to know them. so I gotta put those on the list. basically I need to get more organized about what I want to teach her & to make sure i have the steps on how I'm going to go about it. Lots of brainstorming & youtube vid watching!
The next thing i'm doing to help me stay on track & keep things spiced up for Zoey is I've listed all the tricks/tasks she knows or I want to teach her on a piece of paper. I'm going to cut each on out on a little strip. Then I'll put all of them in a hat & draw a few each day. That was I'm not stuck in a rut trying to drill a task into her everything. I think she'll like the variety & the surprise. I also want to keep a log, so I can analyze if one task is getting left out.
so thats my plan! woot!
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