I've taught Poppy to shake on command!! Brilliant! VERY USEFUL in this weather (shake OUTSIDE the front door - good girl - treat ) Wonder what else I can teach her while we are confined to short lead walks? Heel work is noticeably improving, too..
Re: Shake! Brilliant Karen, how did you train it, that's very useful? Perhaps you could train the 'bell ring' to go outside
Re: Shake! I just kept saying "shake" when she was shaking, and then praising her, and eventually she caught on! OH says that actually I also did a sort of shimmy myself while I was telling her to shake... Apparently it was very funny, but luckily he didn't manage to film it.. So I have changed my physical cue to a waggle of my hand.
Re: Shake! Snap! Sophie has taught that one to Lilly too. She uses a "wave" signal with her hand flat and fingers spread a bit. VERY useful. Particularly when I remember to use it before getting inside ;D I do have difficulty doing it without wiggling too. And she won't do it if she isn't actually wet - not sure if she can't or won't :
Re: Shake! mark as taught jasper to shake,.....he still shakes when he gets in the kitchen,,,,black splashes all over my doors
Re: Shake! Oh I am liking the sound of this, 2 wet dogs shaking when they get inside is not pleasant : I will give it a go I think with the wiggle ;D
Re: Shake! That's great! And should help her water retrieves too if she still wants to shake as soon as she comes out...hopefully she'll starting waiting for your command
Re: Shake! I think a wiggling owner on the shake command is all part of the fun! ;D ;D ;D Embrace the wiggle!
Re: Shake! [quote author=bbrown link=topic=4385.msg53146#msg53146 date=1391960074] That's great! And should help her water retrieves too if she still wants to shake as soon as she comes out...hopefully she'll starting waiting for your command [/quote] Yes Barbara, can't you just see me, knee deep in freezing cold water, saying "hold, hold!" as she comes in to shore, then doing the full body wiggle and shouting "shake! shake!" after I get hold of the dummy.. ;D ;D Can't wait!
Re: Shake! [quote author=Karen link=topic=4385.msg53176#msg53176 date=1391970406] [quote author=bbrown link=topic=4385.msg53146#msg53146 date=1391960074] That's great! And should help her water retrieves too if she still wants to shake as soon as she comes out...hopefully she'll starting waiting for your command [/quote] Yes Barbara, can't you just see me, knee deep in freezing cold water, saying "hold, hold!" as she comes in to shore, then doing the full body wiggle and shouting "shake! shake!" after I get hold of the dummy.. ;D ;D Can't wait! [/quote] You can't wait?!?!? Imagine how we all feel ;D
Re: Shake! Fantastic idea. In a silly vein I've just taught The DivaDog - - three new commands .... sleep, lie still and be silent - all easy peasy as she was fast asleep curled in her bed at the time
Re: Shake! [quote author=Karen link=topic=4385.msg53176#msg53176 date=1391970406] ...then doing the full body wiggle and shouting "shake! shake!" [/quote] You must, you must ;D ;D ;D. It's in a labrador's job description: stop your owner taking him/herself too seriously, and make them laugh.
Re: Shake! Couldn't agree more with that, Julie! Shake is such a useful cue.... Must put that on my to-do list!
Re: Shake! So, during the somewhat tedious twice a day ear cleaning routine, we need Charlie to shake his head (but not before we tell him), while remaining lying down. OH has been working on this. Why did I let him? : : : But it's fun. ;D ;D ;D The command for Charlie to shake his head is to shake yours side to side very quickly, with a loose mouth, making your cheeks wobble, while making a sound like an annoyed donald duck! 8) I just know Heidrun will be nicking this for shake after water retrieves.... ;D ;D ;D
