Post by Aussienot on Apr 4, 2004 21:12:04 GMT -5
After the interest in the Dog Dancing, thought this trick might come in handy.
Uses - To show off, A doggy Dancing movement
Equipment - food treats
Method
Have your dog in a stand position on your left, off lead.
Have a piece of food in your hand, show the dog that you have it there.
Put your hand near the dogs nose, so that it follows the treat (luring). Start to move your hand slowly in circle movement making sure so his head follows your hand (his body should then also follow).
Move the food slowly towards the dogs hips. As soon as he makes a semi circle, give him his reward.
Try this again several times. Start off rewarding small movements, then hold off the reward and try to get a complete circle. Once your dog is circling by himself, put a name on it - Spin or Twirl or Circle.
Then only reward with two completed circles. Then three.
This can take a quite few sessions for big dogs to start circling on command without the lure to start. It's easier for little dogs and young dogs, or dogs like my Sailor who twirls naturally on her own when excited. Lot of praise and rewards when he gets it right.
Once he has it, you can phase out the food by only rewarding once he has done the full circle, then every second circle or randomly.
If your dog has trouble in the luring stage, try starting in a corner, and use the barrier of the corner to encourage the circle.
ADVANCED
You can then try to get him to do circles at your side - both right and left, in front, and behind you. Moving circles while you heel.
Some dogs will turn one way better than the other way, for reasons only known to them.
Try to use your left hand to do an anticlockwise circle (left circle) and your right hand to do a clockwise circle (right circle). Some people give the left circle and right circle different names.
Uses - To show off, A doggy Dancing movement
Equipment - food treats
Method
Have your dog in a stand position on your left, off lead.
Have a piece of food in your hand, show the dog that you have it there.
Put your hand near the dogs nose, so that it follows the treat (luring). Start to move your hand slowly in circle movement making sure so his head follows your hand (his body should then also follow).
Move the food slowly towards the dogs hips. As soon as he makes a semi circle, give him his reward.
Try this again several times. Start off rewarding small movements, then hold off the reward and try to get a complete circle. Once your dog is circling by himself, put a name on it - Spin or Twirl or Circle.
Then only reward with two completed circles. Then three.
This can take a quite few sessions for big dogs to start circling on command without the lure to start. It's easier for little dogs and young dogs, or dogs like my Sailor who twirls naturally on her own when excited. Lot of praise and rewards when he gets it right.
Once he has it, you can phase out the food by only rewarding once he has done the full circle, then every second circle or randomly.
If your dog has trouble in the luring stage, try starting in a corner, and use the barrier of the corner to encourage the circle.
ADVANCED
You can then try to get him to do circles at your side - both right and left, in front, and behind you. Moving circles while you heel.
Some dogs will turn one way better than the other way, for reasons only known to them.
Try to use your left hand to do an anticlockwise circle (left circle) and your right hand to do a clockwise circle (right circle). Some people give the left circle and right circle different names.