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Annette4

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I need to start giving Quila more to think about and since I can't do any lead work (mum is walking her but not as strict on manners as me so once I'm allowed I'll start making sure that's 100%) and I have to rely on mum to drive us to places to do recall I want to do more in the house which means 'tricks'.

So far we have 'sit', 'down', 'paw', 'high five' and 'leave it' but I'm stuck for ideas and how to teach them.

Any recommendations/ideas?
 
Crawl? Put her into a down, then sloooowly move a treat along the floor in front of her nose, drawing her along, until she makes a little wriggle, then reward. Increase the distance she has to wriggle to get the treat gradually.

Rollover? Start in a down, then move a treat behind her head so she has to rollover to get to it (may have to reward in stages, so when she rolls onto her side, then onto her back, then over, depends how quickly she picks it up).

Spin? Both directions. Start in a stand, draw the nose around with a treat. Teach it with "left" and "right" as the voice command, will look cool when you say left and she spins left lol.

Beg? Only if suitable as it puts strain on their back legs (our puppy school instructor recommended this for small types or 1 year +). Start in a sit, then draw a treat over their nose and behind them so they sit on the back legs to follow it.

Play dead? Similar to the rollover, but you reward when they're lying flat.

Hope this helps :) I'm not an expert, these are just tricks which have been demonstrated in the classes I've been to. Also try googling "simple dog tricks" for more ideas :)
 
You can teach them lots of things using random objects. Can teach them to put things in the bin, to put their toys in a basket/box etc.
Storm can play basketball. He fetches the ball and puts it in the net. He also has some of those stacking rings for babies/young children. He fetches the rings and stacks them on the base.
Use your imagination. Dogs are highly intelligent and can learn many things.

Kat
 
The problem I have with toy based games is that Corgi's aren't fans of toys/repetitive tasks as a rule and both of mine are prime examples. If there's something in it for them (food) that's fine but otherwise they're not interested.
 
I teach my two (BC's) using food as a reward. They gradually get weaned off the food rewards but if you say yours will only work for food then keep using it. Something healthy that won't make them fat should be fine.

Kat
 
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