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Post by vup on Feb 28, 2020 23:11:49 GMT -5
I’m the world’s best dog trainer. I trained my current dog 20 commands in 2 weeks. The keys are: 1. Repetition, 2. Reward for doing it right, 3. Express dramatic disappointment when they do it wrong, 4. Consistency. (The human has to be consistent.) What I do differently from other trainers is #3 (above). LOL! You have to let out a heavy sigh, hang your head like it’s the end of the world, mutter “no” so it’s barely audible to the dog, and, with your hands on hips, turn you back to the dog to let him know you’re ashamed and embarrassed to be there. Of course, it helps that my dog is a German Shepherd who is seriously motivated by treats and is smart as a whip. What were the 20 commands??
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Post by trainermch on Feb 28, 2020 23:21:32 GMT -5
Come to South Carolina, please. I’m a great cook. I thought that with a name beginning with “trainer,” you’d be an excellent trainer. I train people. I'm great at that. Dogs, not so much. I start laughing at the mistakes and then give up...and give a treat. smh
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 28, 2020 23:35:38 GMT -5
I’m the world’s best dog trainer. I trained my current dog 20 commands in 2 weeks. The keys are: 1. Repetition, 2. Reward for doing it right, 3. Express dramatic disappointment when they do it wrong, 4. Consistency. (The human has to be consistent.) What I do differently from other trainers is #3 (above). LOL! You have to let out a heavy sigh, hang your head like it’s the end of the world, mutter “no” so it’s barely audible to the dog, and, with your hands on hips, turn you back to the dog to let him know you’re ashamed and embarrassed to be there. Of course, it helps that my dog is a German Shepherd who is seriously motivated by treats and is smart as a whip. What were the 20 commands?? 1. Sit 2. Stay 3. Come 4. Go to your marker (I'd put any object, e.g., orange cone, somewhere and he has to go there, walk around it, and come back) 5. Fetch 6. Turn around 7. Down 8. Bang! (I'd simulate a gun shot with my hands and he'd go down and pretend to be dead.) 9. Back (walk backwards) 10. Heel 11. Leave it 12. Get in position (he'd walk around me and sit on my left side) 13. Paw (he'd give me his paws) 14. Go to your bed 15. Stop (wherever he is, he has to stop on command) 16. Under (he'd walk between my legs) 17. Over (he'd vault over an obstacle) 18. Speak (he'd bark) 19. Basket (he'd pick up an object I'd point to and put it in his personal toy basket) 20. Pick up (he'd pick up any object and give it to me)
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Post by vup on Feb 28, 2020 23:54:59 GMT -5
What were the 20 commands?? 1. Sit 2. Stay 3. Come 4. Go to your marker (I'd put any object, e.g., orange cone, somewhere and he has to go there, walk around it, and come back) 5. Fetch 6. Turn around 7. Down 8. Bang! (I'd simulate a gun shot with my hands and he'd go down and pretend to be dead.) 9. Back (walk backwards) 10. Heel 11. Leave it 12. Get in position (he'd walk around me and sit on my left side) 13. Paw (he'd give me his paws) 14. Go to your bed 15. Stop (wherever he is, he has to stop on command) 16. Under (he'd walk between my legs) 17. Over (he'd vault over an obstacle) 18. Speak (he'd bark) 19. Basket (he'd pick up an object I'd point to and put it in his personal toy basket) 20. Pick up (he'd pick up any object and give it to me) I like #12.
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Post by Wolfgang on Feb 29, 2020 0:20:32 GMT -5
Most recently, I taught my dog the "Finish" command. It's not part of the 20 from the above list because the 20 were taught a long time ago when he was a puppy. The "finish" was a recent thing. Watch only the first 35 seconds or so:
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Post by mln59 on Mar 2, 2020 8:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 2, 2020 14:29:32 GMT -5
I bought duck gizzards today. Cooked it in water, carrots, cabbage, and some garlic. Made duck gizzard soup. It's for the dog, not me. I personally think gizzards are disgusting, but my dog loves them.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 2, 2020 14:52:43 GMT -5
My doggy's stainless steel food bowl is disgusting. I took it to our rain barrel and threw it in the water to let it soak and get some preliminary gunk out so that I can give it a thorough scrubbing later. I'm going to leave it in there until I get back from my run and lunch. My doggy is nowguarding the barrel. He will not move from his spot near the barrel. He's concerned. I told him, "I'm going for a run. See ya latuz..."
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 2, 2020 16:36:02 GMT -5
Update: Came home from my run and lunch, and then cleaned the doggy bowl, with my doggy monitoring my every move. Finally done, I dried it and put it back on his little doggy table. Now, my doggy is satisfied and has now gone to sleep on his bed. All is right with the world.
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Post by trainermch on Mar 9, 2020 11:32:09 GMT -5
Update: Came home from my run and lunch, and then cleaned the doggy bowl, with my doggy monitoring my every move. Finally done, I dried it and put it back on his little doggy table. Now, my doggy is satisfied and has now gone to sleep on his bed. All is right with the world. After prescrub, is it gross/unsanitary to run through dishwasher? Also, Wolfgang, are you a proponent of an occasional light spread of peanut butter on/in a kong toy? I do it and my dog goes nuts. I am curious about your thoughts on giving that to them.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 9, 2020 15:44:09 GMT -5
Update: Came home from my run and lunch, and then cleaned the doggy bowl, with my doggy monitoring my every move. Finally done, I dried it and put it back on his little doggy table. Now, my doggy is satisfied and has now gone to sleep on his bed. All is right with the world. After prescrub, is it gross/unsanitary to run through dishwasher? Also, Wolfgang, are you a proponent of an occasional light spread of peanut butter on/in a kong toy? I do it and my dog goes nuts. I am curious about your thoughts on giving that to them. I give peanut butter to my dog from time to time. He's sometimes lazy with the thick rawhide, but if I spread peanut butter on it, he goes to town.
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Post by trainermch on Mar 13, 2020 15:35:10 GMT -5
Even dogs have fetishes.
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Post by trainermch on Mar 13, 2020 15:36:50 GMT -5
This one could go in one of the corona virus threads, but why waste it there?
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Post by mln59 on Mar 13, 2020 16:02:06 GMT -5
This one could go in one of the corona virus threads, but why waste it there? i find it remarkable that, whenever i read or hear the admonition to not touch my face, i immediately touch my face
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 13, 2020 16:04:56 GMT -5
Not touch my face?
Hell, man, I've been chewing on my nails for the last 5 minutes.
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