In addition to all the commands your dog has now mastered,you may want to teach him a few that will make him the entertainment In theneighborhood.
He will be much easier to train for these commands now that hehas mastered so many tricks.
1.
Dance.
This trick may actually be helpful when your dog has a hardtime with the "Off" command when he's jumping on people.
Sometimes dogs respondwell to replacement behavior, and teaching him how to dance is a great way toput all that energy to work.
Each timeyour pet gets excited and is jumping around you, command "Dance" while yougently take and hold his front legs, forcing him to stand on his hind legs.
Sway him from right to left a little.
Praise him, give him a treat, and gently put him back on the floor.
2.
Pray.
The object is to have your dog put his head down between hispaws on the command "Pray," or "Say your prayers," and all of your friendsand family to say, "Awwww! How cute!" Begin by sitting in a chair with your dog in the "Sit/Stay"position in front of you.
Put a treat on the chair between your legs.
Command your dog to "Pray," then encouragehim or place both of his paws on the chair while he remains in the "Sit"position.
Use the "Leave it" or "Don't touch" command so he doesn'teat the treat, and then give him the "Pray" command.
Your dog should stick his nose down to thetreat between his paws.
Command therelease, "Amen," then give your dog the treat and praise him.
For smaller dogs, or if your larger dogdoesn't get the chair route, you may want to use a low table.
You can standbehind him to guide his paws to the table 3.
Sneeze.
You can train your dog to sneeze on command.
You'll do itwith a hand signal, which is cupping your hands around your nose and mouth andcommanding, "Sneeze!" Sit in achair, and put your dog in the "Sit/Stay" position.
Cup your hands around his muzzle, say sneezeand gently blow into his nostrils.
Keeping blowing until he sniffles orsneezes, then give him praise and a treat.
Some dogs take quickly to thistrick, while others may take some time.
4.
Turn out the light.
Amaze your family and friends with yourenergy-conscious dog! To prepare for the trick, be sure your dog can reach thelight switch on his back legs.
If not, you can train your dog to jump on atable under the light switch to perform this feat.
Holda treat at the light switch, and command "Turn out the light!" When your dog jumps up to get the treat, makesure his paws touch the top of the switch so that when he comes down he turnsoff the light.
Reward with the treat andverbal praise.
Oncehe gets that down, stand away from the light switch and issue the command.
Tossthe treat nearby when he jumps up and paws at switch.
Be sure to give him lotsof verbal praise.
Eventually you won'tneed to give him a treat to perform the trick.
5.
Bow.
This is a good trick to teach your dog when you're working onthe "Down" command.
Put your dog in the "Stay" position, and put a treat inyour hand.
Kneeling in front of your dog, move both your hands toward his frontpaws while giving the "Bow" command.
Your dog will extend his head down to get the treat, putting him in the"bow" position.
Work on his bow until you can command him to bow from acrossthe room.
6.
Counting: Your dog, with time and patience, can learn to count.
Because this is a complicated maneuver, thereis a prerequisite - your dog must know the "Speak" trick and be commanded tostop with the release word, "OK.
" All you do at that point is plug in a numberto the command, "What is six, Laska?"When your dog counts to six, you command him to stop with "OK.
" Thereis a catch, however - timing is involved.
If you don't combine the "What is" command with a subtle signal, yourdog will start to bark before you say the number.
When you start training him,make a noticeable signal, like a deep nod of your head, when you give the"Speak" command.
Nod your head deeply when you give the "OK," release command,too.
You'll need to practicethe trick for some time until your dog is trained to respond to the nods alone.
Once he has it down, slowly make your nodding more subtle.
Once your dogperforms the trick with just the most subtle of nods, you're ready forBroadway.
Marilyn Burnham Author: 'DogOwners Boot Camp' The How To Guide, Dog Training Secrets Professional Dog Trainers Don't WantYou To Know! For MoreInformation On Dog Training
He will be much easier to train for these commands now that hehas mastered so many tricks.
1.
Dance.
This trick may actually be helpful when your dog has a hardtime with the "Off" command when he's jumping on people.
Sometimes dogs respondwell to replacement behavior, and teaching him how to dance is a great way toput all that energy to work.
Each timeyour pet gets excited and is jumping around you, command "Dance" while yougently take and hold his front legs, forcing him to stand on his hind legs.
Sway him from right to left a little.
Praise him, give him a treat, and gently put him back on the floor.
2.
Pray.
The object is to have your dog put his head down between hispaws on the command "Pray," or "Say your prayers," and all of your friendsand family to say, "Awwww! How cute!" Begin by sitting in a chair with your dog in the "Sit/Stay"position in front of you.
Put a treat on the chair between your legs.
Command your dog to "Pray," then encouragehim or place both of his paws on the chair while he remains in the "Sit"position.
Use the "Leave it" or "Don't touch" command so he doesn'teat the treat, and then give him the "Pray" command.
Your dog should stick his nose down to thetreat between his paws.
Command therelease, "Amen," then give your dog the treat and praise him.
For smaller dogs, or if your larger dogdoesn't get the chair route, you may want to use a low table.
You can standbehind him to guide his paws to the table 3.
Sneeze.
You can train your dog to sneeze on command.
You'll do itwith a hand signal, which is cupping your hands around your nose and mouth andcommanding, "Sneeze!" Sit in achair, and put your dog in the "Sit/Stay" position.
Cup your hands around his muzzle, say sneezeand gently blow into his nostrils.
Keeping blowing until he sniffles orsneezes, then give him praise and a treat.
Some dogs take quickly to thistrick, while others may take some time.
4.
Turn out the light.
Amaze your family and friends with yourenergy-conscious dog! To prepare for the trick, be sure your dog can reach thelight switch on his back legs.
If not, you can train your dog to jump on atable under the light switch to perform this feat.
Holda treat at the light switch, and command "Turn out the light!" When your dog jumps up to get the treat, makesure his paws touch the top of the switch so that when he comes down he turnsoff the light.
Reward with the treat andverbal praise.
Oncehe gets that down, stand away from the light switch and issue the command.
Tossthe treat nearby when he jumps up and paws at switch.
Be sure to give him lotsof verbal praise.
Eventually you won'tneed to give him a treat to perform the trick.
5.
Bow.
This is a good trick to teach your dog when you're working onthe "Down" command.
Put your dog in the "Stay" position, and put a treat inyour hand.
Kneeling in front of your dog, move both your hands toward his frontpaws while giving the "Bow" command.
Your dog will extend his head down to get the treat, putting him in the"bow" position.
Work on his bow until you can command him to bow from acrossthe room.
6.
Counting: Your dog, with time and patience, can learn to count.
Because this is a complicated maneuver, thereis a prerequisite - your dog must know the "Speak" trick and be commanded tostop with the release word, "OK.
" All you do at that point is plug in a numberto the command, "What is six, Laska?"When your dog counts to six, you command him to stop with "OK.
" Thereis a catch, however - timing is involved.
If you don't combine the "What is" command with a subtle signal, yourdog will start to bark before you say the number.
When you start training him,make a noticeable signal, like a deep nod of your head, when you give the"Speak" command.
Nod your head deeply when you give the "OK," release command,too.
You'll need to practicethe trick for some time until your dog is trained to respond to the nods alone.
Once he has it down, slowly make your nodding more subtle.
Once your dogperforms the trick with just the most subtle of nods, you're ready forBroadway.
Marilyn Burnham Author: 'DogOwners Boot Camp' The How To Guide, Dog Training Secrets Professional Dog Trainers Don't WantYou To Know! For MoreInformation On Dog Training