Comments on: Fetch and Roll Over http://doxienews.com/2009/01/12/fetch-and-roll-over/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fetch-and-roll-over Dog Training and Behavior Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:42:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://doxienews.com/2009/01/12/fetch-and-roll-over/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Matt Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:20:19 +0000 http://doxienews.com/?p=478#comment-33 Oh, I totally want a tunnel. I need to remember that. Oh, I totally want a tunnel. I need to remember that.

]]> By: mattinx http://doxienews.com/2009/01/12/fetch-and-roll-over/comment-page-1/#comment-31 mattinx Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:14:30 +0000 http://doxienews.com/?p=478#comment-31 You wouldn't think so the way they sleep sometimes :&) Sounds like Kody and Shopsy are at about the same point with this one. We had great fun with "tunnel" (we got a cat tunnel and trimmed off the dangling balls - perfect size for a doxie) but I think we need a new command because he gets "tunnel" and "kennel" confused You wouldn’t think so the way they sleep sometimes :&) Sounds like Kody and Shopsy are at about the same point with this one. We had great fun with “tunnel” (we got a cat tunnel and trimmed off the dangling balls – perfect size for a doxie) but I think we need a new command because he gets “tunnel” and “kennel” confused

]]> By: Matt http://doxienews.com/2009/01/12/fetch-and-roll-over/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Matt Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:58:50 +0000 http://doxienews.com/?p=478#comment-28 Roll over is a tricky one. He's still not at the point where I say it and he does it. But he will mostly allow me to lure him. The physics of roll over are tricky for a dachshund I think. Roll over is a tricky one. He’s still not at the point where I say it and he does it. But he will mostly allow me to lure him. The physics of roll over are tricky for a dachshund I think.

]]> By: mattinx http://doxienews.com/2009/01/12/fetch-and-roll-over/comment-page-1/#comment-26 mattinx Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:37:48 +0000 http://doxienews.com/?p=478#comment-26 I think humans and dogs aren't that far apart when you're talking about getting them to do things for a reward. Sure - if you offered a person to roll over for $10, they'd probably laugh in your face; but if you offered them $1000 they'd probably do it. Just look at what people will do on gameshows to make a quick buck. From what I've found with Shopsy, it's much the same way with dogs - if you're teaching something new and he doesn't get it; you need to use a higher value treat or he won't even try. We're still working on roll-over - but that's my fault for not working on it frequently enough. Once he understands something, he'll add it to his list of offered behavior when he wants something. Currently that list seems to go along the lines of: 1) sit and look cute; 2) if you didn't look at him, jump vertically up in the air in front of you, then go back to 1); 3) lay down; 4) put his chin down on the ground (and unless you have something he *Really* wants, it doesn't usually go much past there, after that you get 5) "Around" walk round behind you and sit at your side ready to heel; 6) go sit in his kennel We were working on fetch outside in the summer and doing pretty well, but there are too many other things to get into inside, and we can't really play much outside with all this snow at the moment, so it's had to go on hold. I think humans and dogs aren’t that far apart when you’re talking about getting them to do things for a reward. Sure – if you offered a person to roll over for $10, they’d probably laugh in your face; but if you offered them $1000 they’d probably do it. Just look at what people will do on gameshows to make a quick buck.

From what I’ve found with Shopsy, it’s much the same way with dogs – if you’re teaching something new and he doesn’t get it; you need to use a higher value treat or he won’t even try.

We’re still working on roll-over – but that’s my fault for not working on it frequently enough. Once he understands something, he’ll add it to his list of offered behavior when he wants something. Currently that list seems to go along the lines of: 1) sit and look cute; 2) if you didn’t look at him, jump vertically up in the air in front of you, then go back to 1); 3) lay down; 4) put his chin down on the ground (and unless you have something he *Really* wants, it doesn’t usually go much past there, after that you get 5) “Around” walk round behind you and sit at your side ready to heel; 6) go sit in his kennel

We were working on fetch outside in the summer and doing pretty well, but there are too many other things to get into inside, and we can’t really play much outside with all this snow at the moment, so it’s had to go on hold.

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