Our fair Daisy is definitely moving up in the world of tricks she can perform. Sitting, check! Heel, check! Shake, check!
And now, the newest trick she cando to amaze and astound.
Daisy, hi five! It’s pretty darn cool and easily signifies her as my dog. Maybe I can teach her to dribble a basketball with her nose next. Or to vote Republican on command.
Go Daisy! Good girl! Here’s a treat!
Our Newf Angus doesn’t do many tricks, unless laying on the couch is considered a talent. He can eat off of a fork though.
My previous dog Taj would only play “throw”, as opposed to “fetch.” Do any of you other humans play it? You throw, the dog does one of two things- gets the toy or ball and leaves, or just leaves.
A friend of mine had a dog that could sneeze on command.
My husband also taught my parent’s dog to bark like a lunatic whenever he (my husband) put his hands over his ears. Very funny.
EjsGirl
Mine does the same thing, sort of. I throw the ball, she picks it up and brings it back to within two or three steps and then puts it on the ground. If I move forward to get it, she picks it up quickly, trots another step or two away and then puts it back on the ground. Weird.
On the other hand, she does do the EXTREMELY cool thing of “herding” the cat back in the house if she gets out. She’s a German Sheperd, but has never even SEEN a sheep let alone been trained to sheperd. However, all I have to do is yell the cats name and Gabby (the dog) comes running and guides her back into the house. Awesome.
grem
to continue the hijack- sorry!
grem0517- we have a herding dog down our street named Butkus who herds the family’s kids everywhere. Its cool.
We used to have a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd cross who played a game we called “MY stick.” We would throw the stick and he would run to get it, then sit down and chew it up, growling at anyone who tried to get near (since it was, after all, HIS stick).
We also used to have to tie him up if we had more than two or three kids in the yard because it would drive him nuts if they weren’t all in a group. He’d go after the stragglers, barking and nipping at their heels till they rejoined the others.
We loved this dog for some reason, but I’m not remembering why just now.
Best dog trick I’ve ever personally seen is one I think they teach to dogs who are in movies. My ex-neighbor Pete had a dachshund named Custer (as in General George). He would say “Go, Custer!” and the dog would just take off, running away as fast as he could. Then Pete would yell “Bang!” and the dog would just fall over in the grass, as if he’d been shot. I’m not much for descriptions, but it was hi-larious in person. I’ve always wished I could teach my dog that, but she has enough trouble remembering
her own name.