dog training

ihaverabbits · 10-06-2010, 03:46 PM

i started teaching my dog the bare basics of a "dance" routine today. the song is "stand" by REM. when they say "stand" we stop dead still. when they say now face west, we turn to the west. when they say turn to the north we turn north, etc. not sure what to do in between all of that, but for the first time we have ever tried anything at all like this, the dog did pretty darn well. of course, i had his leash on but when he gets the hang of it better we will try it off leash.

88shelz · 10-06-2010, 06:56 PM

random but cool

MrsCoulter · 10-06-2010, 09:32 PM

ooo film it? lol Go on Britains got Talent next year hehe

ihaverabbits · 11-06-2010, 01:18 AM

well........not likely i will make it to britian. i'm in the u.s. and we have a long way to go before we are ready for filming.

makedamnsure · 12-06-2010, 06:53 PM

Aww. Contact training is a good way to get dogs started with dancing. Teach them to touch the end of a stick with their nose for a treat and then to follow the stick. If you get them following the stick you can teach them to weave through your legs, spin round etc.

HopeRises · 15-06-2010, 10:43 PM

I would actually love to teach my dog to dance. He loves learning and stuff..but the thing is he gets to excited and tries to bite my arm off which isn't fun. I think 'oh maybe when he's older' (he's only 15months old now) but then "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" haha.
He can't do contact training either..though we do have one of those pointer sticks.

This could be my 'summer project' to relive me from the boredom.