What should I teach my dog next?

Question

My dog currently knows how to 'sit', 'shake hands', 'roll over', 'stay' and 'come'. I do not want to teach him 'lay down' because when I tried teaching it to him he got it confused with 'roll over' and he will now 'roll over' with that command. However I do not know what trick to go for next.

Answer 1

The Basics
SIT, COME, DOWN, STAY, HEEL.




SIT

Holding a treat in your left hand just above the pup's nose, gently rest your right hand on pup's rump.
Slowly move the treat in an upward motion while applying gentle pressure to the rump. ( you dont want to push hard because if you do the dog will sit every time someone touches him and this is not good for competitive obedience)
as soon as pup sits say in a very happy excited tone "GOOD SIT" and give the treat.
Repeat excersize 7x. then take a play break and move on to something elce.
very young pups should not train for more than a half hour each day
every time you put food bowl down or give a treat give the sit command, and wait for the sit. then once pup sits give treat or food down.
DO NOT move on to something new until pup has the new command down pat.


COME

walk away from pup about 10 feet to start. say pup's name and "COME" in a happy voice. once pup comes praise it lavishly have a bit of a play and give it a treat.
Gradually increase the distance you walk away. and eventually once pup knows command only treat every 3rd come. tappering off until he comes every time with out treat using only praise.
this will take a few days to learn if you practice every day.



DOWN

Start with pup in sit. move hand with the treat between the pup's front paws on the ground.
Say "DOWN" in firm but not loud voice.
pup might try and get treat without going down, dont let him have it until he downs.
praise in happy voice "GOOD DOWN"
repeat 7x


STAY

Start pup in down possition. say "STAY" in firm voice. walk to end of leash, backwards. if the pup moves say once only "AP" in a not pleased tone. go back do not say anything. put pup in down again repeat "STAY" walk backwards to end of leash.
pup does NOT get praise or treat untill he stays for 30 seconds, then a minute, then 5 minutes. move times up each week.
after he can do a 5 minute down/stay every time. move on to a sit/stay doing exactly what you did for down/stay.
Once on leash sit and down/stays are reliable for 5 minutes each. drop the leash and walk away from your pup, your back to the pup. about 10 feet away. wait 5 min. recall your dog. with dog sitting in front of you once he reaches you. treat and praise.


HEEL

Please do NOT train with a choke collar. i recomend martin gayles.
with dog on a short leash exactly beside you on your left side say "HEEL" if the dog starts to pull give a correction snap with leash on collar. and recomand "HEEL" the second your dog complies peaise with "GOOD HEEL" in happy voice. and continue to walk , correct, and praise for 30 minutes.


Allways end training sessions on a positive note. Never get angery with your pup for not responding to a command. Praise lavishly every time pup responds to a command.
NEVER hit your dog. NO reason is an acceptable reason for physicaly abusing your pup.

Answer 2

Good show. Perhaps you should teach him to "fetch." Trigger words are fun too. Walkies is a good one, you can even teach him to fetch the lead before going out by simply saying "walkies!" "No," or "stop" or "drop it" might also come in handy. Although from my understanding, just the tone of your voice can convey dis-approval.

Answer 3

Teach himto sit up on his hind legs. I taught my dog that trick in about 30 minutes.

Answer 4

Congrats! You're doing a great job. Maybe you could teach him to fetch a tennis ball. He'll have to be taught to "give" and "wait" as well as fetch. Aren't dogs great.

Answer 5

Lead training I'd say. You could teach him to do obstacle courses- jumps etc. I think they're heaps of fun. Teach him to walk on his hind legs-

Answer 6

Tie a length of rope to the fridge handle and teach him how to open the fridge and get you a beer.

No $#!+, my uncle's dog does that.

Answer 7

Teach him to jump rope! or some other fancy trick.
That way you could get money from it too.

Answer 8

Teach him to salute!! put a piece of scotch tape on his forehead.
When he tries to get it off with his paw, reward him and say, "Salute!"

repeat as necessary. We taught our dog to "High-Five"
have fun with your dog!! :-)

Answer 9

I taught my dig how to get me a kleenex every time i sneeze. It was hard but guests think its funny when they come over. I know it sounds gross but we usually do it for fun.

Answer 10

Teach your dog to write english which will take your entire life!!!!