Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject: some ideas for teaching tricks to a busy pup please
Harley is very smart and sooo very busy,he has amazing stamina and would quite happily walk with my others for hours if I let him but I don't want to push it with his hips.hes now about 22 weeks old.
does anyone have and ideas on some new tricks I can teach him to mentally wear him out so poor maxi gets a break.
Harley is like an everready battery and just goes on and on,maxi needs some chill out time bless him
Dont know any tricks or new training methods (unless you aren't using a clicker already) but what about a treatball? They are fab for wearing out dogs!!!!! They have some in the Furbabies shop I notice.
I had Mary Rays 'Teach your dog Tricks' (or something to that effect!) for xmas and it has loads of good ideas for teaching pups new things to stimulate and interest them. Well worth the money IMO
Ugo loves to learn new things- he can empty the washing machine, unzip my jacket and pull it off me, bow, spin and skateboard, open and close doors........its endless what you can do. I don't spend hours teaching him - just 10 minutes here and there but they are like sponges at this age the way they absorb new things. Have you tried clicker training? If you can clicker train then the sky's the limit!
Love Becs and the Gang
aww bless him,he sounds like he growing into a wonderful boy Louise
trying to think of some things for you, what about hunt the treat, hide a treat for him and let him seek it out, also if he has a different energy levels than Maxi, maybe take them out somedays on different walks, let harley have a really good run.
OOh yes Becs I've never done clicker training though only comands and whistle is it really worth doing??
I like the idea of training the pup to do the washing,can you train them to do the ironing too
Has he got a toy that he goes really mad for ? I would get the toy and hide it from him, start of with a really easy place to start with, like under a cushion, maybe with even a bit of it sticking out, then give him a command to 'find it', once he gets the hand of it, start making it harder for him. You can also do this out in the garden, with all the lovely cornish weather that you have.
Or another one is, even the girls can do, if they want is, teach him to give them his paw, or to roll over.
If i think of anything else I'll let you know.
Sounds like he is growing up into a young fine man.
Thanks Tammy,he does do paw when hes not dancing those little happy feet around
his sits are perfect as is his recall with a perfect sit at the end
his downs need a bit more work as although maxi was more than willing to show him, Harley can't dance and lie down at the same time like he can sitting up
I'm going to try the find it now!! will let you know how i get on
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I've never done clicker training though only comands and whistle is it really worth doing??
