Bragging Rights!

[LeAnn, Lucy & Rusty!!]

Post the latest trick your little trickster has learned! Include a video or picture too!

[LeAnn, Lucy & Rusty!!]

Rusty learned to shake yesterday!! It took about 10minutes and now we're in for a lifetime of shaking joy! He's already showed off to Grandma and Grandpa.. LOL.. Of course, now he's started the pawing for attention (which is not unusual after teaching trick). I am ignoring the behavior so I don't reinforce it and have a dog that paws at me the rest of my life. LOL

[Joy Originator of GiantSchnoodles]

Mirage, my service dog puppy. Mirage is my 18 month old Giant Schnoodle of Joy. I've been sick a lot since her birth & I have 3 other dogs plus rescues so she hasn't had the good consistent training that my service dogs usually get. The other day, I put a balance harness on her for the first time. She wore it like a champ. I took her to the bank. I balanced on her & she braced in perfect position focusing on my position & adjusting herself to balance me. She did a full downstay without breaking for about 20 minutes while I did my banking business. She dropped on command, stood on command helped me balance on command. She carries my purse which is a dog pack on her back. To get into my pack, I say tuck & she moves into position so I can open the zipper & get my stuff. She tucked on command & stayed while I did my purse stuff. She focused & seemed to be saying "I'm standing by for orders mom!" I am so proud of her. I never thought she would be such a good service dog with so little training. She's my youngest dog & I always think of her as a puppy. But now I'm proud of my Mirage the service dog. Puppy love from Joy & furry folk

[LeAnn, Lucy & Rusty!!]

Way to go Mirage!! That's incredible... I have absolutely no experience with training service dogs.. but have always found them amazing!

[LeAnn, Lucy & Rusty!!]

Lucy has learned to "gimme 10"! It took a bit.. she got it very quickly as long as I was sitting but when I stood she'd just look at me. So, over about 3 days she finally has got it down. I went from sitting on the floor, to sitting on the couch, to sitting on the arm of the couch to finally standing up!! I hold up my hands and say "gimme 10" and she goes up on her back legs and briefly puts her paws on my hands.. very fun! Yeah LUCY!

[Kyoko]

Yay!
Charlie learned to do "Please" today. This is the "beg" from "101 dog trick" book. I just didn't want to use the word "beg", so I used the word "please" instead.

[Jaime]

We say sit pretty.

[Anna and Achilles]

Achilles had been real good with the basics, however has not quite been able to leave a treat. Finally he got it the other day! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Kyoko]

Charlie is working on "Say a Prayer"....

[Jaime]

How is it going? When ever Penny says her prayers, it's pretty obvious that she's just trying to get a treat out of my hand. Afterwards, I have her go to bed - lie down on her side. We then say Wake Up now and she pops up. That trick is always widely received when we visit at Assisted Living facilities.

[Kyoko]

Hahaha! Same here! She rather looks like trying to reach down for her cookies!!

[Kathy, Harley & Roxie]

Harley has learned this one, he is so stinking cute when he does it.  lol

 

[Kyoko]

I want to work on "Speak". Yesterday, one of the woman from Charlie's Rally O class told her dog to say "Thank you" and she barked! It was sooo cute!!