Can any dog learn tricks?
Sure, You’ll
find that the more tricks your dog knows, the quicker he’ll
pick up new ones. In a sense, you’ve taught him how to learn.
Excerpted from 101
Dog Tricks, p.10
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Help you dog be successful
The key to keeping your dog motivated is to keep him challenged, achieving
regular successes. Try not to let your dog be wrong more than two or three times
in a row, or he could become discouraged and not wish to perform. Instead, go
back to an easier step for a while.
Excerpted from 101 Dog
Tricks, p.11
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Use “whoops” instead of
"no"
Trick training is the yin to obedience training’s yang. Trick training
allows the dog to be silly and encourages independent action. You want to keep
the enthusiasm high during training sessions or your dog could shut down for
fear of being wrong. Save the word “no” for when your dog is being
naughty. If your dog is giving you an incorrect behavior, it is probably not
intentional. Instead of “no,” try a more lighthearted “whoops!”
Excerpted from 101
Dog Tricks, p.12 |
