Hi! I'm A Nineteen Year Old Girl Who Loves To Train Dogs And I Have One Very Talented Aussie :)

Dice Smith

Dice Smith

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Hi! My name is Dice Smith and I'm from Cedar Springs Michigan. I own an amazing four year old black tri australian shepherd who will be turning five on June 9. His full name is Sir Kodiak Bear but I call him Kodi for short :) He is my world! He is the reason why I get up in the morning, get exercise everyday, and even bother to take care of myself lol. In short, he's my reason for living :) I have trained him myself since he was an eight week old puppy. Currently, he knows over 105 tricks and commands. We are constantly uploading videos to our youtube channel eliluvsdice if you would like to see his talents :) Dog training is my biggest passion in life. I have been training dogs since I was 8 years old and have over 11 years of experience. My training philosophy is positive reinforcement and reward based training. Kodi does have some behavioral issues and we are huge fans of the Dog Whisperer. Kodi has grown up knowing the word tsh! I hope to one day be able to turn my love for dog training into a career. I would also love to become a veterinary technician, anything that involves working with and helping animals :) Kodi is very smart and would rather train than play fetch or frisbee lol! He's also extremely photogenis and will hold the cutest poses for me if I ask him to. My sister and I think he would do amazing printwork. He's a total ham! :) I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here and to learn something new!
 
southerngirl

southerngirl

Honored Member
Welcome Dice. It's great that you are so involved with your dog. I feel the same way about Missy(exercise, getting up) I'm also looking into jobs that involve helping dogs. Oh and get ready for everyone to tell you how much they dislike the Dog Whisperer. I'll check out your Youtube page tomorrow. Love your profile picture. What behavioral problems does he have? There are very knowledgeable dog owners here and I'm sure some of them will be able to help you with them. Please stick around, this is a great site full of knowledgeable dog lovers.
 
Dice Smith

Dice Smith

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Thanks for the warning lol! I get that a lot already :) I respect everyones opinons though and what works for some dogs don't work for others. Kodi is reactive to people. I'm working on desensitizing him while on walks but it's a work in progress. Thanks so much for welcoming me! I really appreciate it :) I love your profile pic too. Your dog is a cutie :)
 
Dice Smith

Dice Smith

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KODI’S LIST OF KNOWN TRICKS AND COMMANDS

1 .Sit

2. Down

3. Stay

4. Come

5. Give

6. Drop It

7. Wait

8. Watch Me

9. Hold It

10. Easy

11. Heel

12. Go Kennel

13. Focus

14. Settle

15. Stand

16. Leave It (Treat On Paws)

17. Leave It (Treat On Nose)

18. Leave It (Item He Can’t Have)

19. Okay

20. Release

21. Directed Retrieve

22. Go Right

23. Go Left

24. Touch

25. Tap Left

26. Tap Right

27. Bring It (Dropped Item)

28. Up

29. Go To Your Place

30. Ring Bell To Go Potty

31. Bang! Bang! (Play Dead)

32. Rollover

33. Beg

34. Shake

35. Cover

36. Cry

37. High Five

38. Back Up

39. Forward

40. Twist

41. Spin Left

42. Spin Right

43. Circle

44. Give Kisses

45. Figure Eight

46. Play Soccer

47. Walk And Weave

48. Jump Over Held Bar

49. Say Your Prayers

50. No Peeking

51. Paws Up (Walk With Me)

52. Reverse

53. Wave Hello

54. Jump

55. Table Up

56. Chair Up

57. Blow Bubbles

58. Under

59. Beneath

60. Speak

61. Carry It

62. Stop

63. Push

64. Go Tunnel

65. Go Tire

66. Weave Thru Poles

67. Pause

68. Over

69. Walk It

70. Jump Thru Arm Hoop

71. Jump Over My Arms

72. Jump Over My Legs

73. Jump Over My Knees

74. Push The Swing

75. Bow

76. Search

77. Head Down

78. Jump Thru Hula Hoop

79. Jump Thru Double Hoop

80. Pick Up Your Toys

81. Finish

82. Switch

83. Closer

84. Around

85. Weave (Thru Legs And Pole)

86. Which Hand

87. Show Me A Tree

88. Show Me A Red Wagon

89. Show Me The Porch

90. Show Me A Table

91. Show Me A Chair

92. Show Me The Pool Deck

93. Fetch Stuffed Dog

94. Fetch Stuffed Bone

95. Bring Me My Shoes

96. Bring Me My Coat

97. Bring Me Your Leash

98. Bring Me Your Bandanna

99. Bring Me Your Squeaky Ball

100. Freeze
101. Pick up the trash
102. Close the door
103. Tug open the fridge
104. Close your kennel door
105. Go night night
 
Dice Smith

Dice Smith

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My youtube channel is eliluvsdice. I do have a lot of them compiled in different vids on my channel, but currently I don't have all of them in one video. We are working on a super huge trick vid that will contain each trick he knows. Hopefully we'll have it posted within the next few weeks :)
 
Dice Smith

Dice Smith

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My youtube channel is eliluvsdice. I do have a lot of them compiled in different vids on my channel, but currently I don't have all of them in one video. We are working on a super huge trick vid that will contain each trick he knows. Hopefully we'll have it posted within the next few weeks :)
 
sara

sara

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Welcome to the DTA!

I'm proud to say I'm a Cesar hater... well not a hater, a disliker LOL. Yes every dog is different, but no dog deserves to be kicked, shocked, yanked, chocked or be afraid. Some of his stuff is good, but I dont like the physical stuff.

I also have a HA dog, but I made him that way. I used a pinch collar before I turned completely positive, and used to correct Oliver for jumping on people with leash pops... he blamed the people, and now he lunges and snarls anytime someone looks at him.

Positive reinforcement/negative punishment training will never cause they type of behaviour changes that occured in Oliver. Negative Reinforcement/Positive Punishment did that to him, which is Cesar's way of doing things. I will be rehabbing my stupidity with Oliver for the rest of his life :(
 
tigerlily46514

tigerlily46514

Honored Member
WELCOME!!! AMAZING LIST, KUDOS!!!

Yes, yes, i second Sara's dislike of dog whisperer, as well, completely agree.

I have learned a lot about dogs, dog training, and many other aspects of dog care here. I have had to change my mind now and then, we all can learn from each other. None of us are born knowing about how to raise dogs, we all have to learn from each other. HOPE YOU DO STICK AROUND, and see how many of us here on DTA have a different mindset about both training,
and managing behavioral issues than DW has. There ARE a lot of "reformed" DW fans on this website. Probably by now, you can notice, his "yank and kick" methods are NOT curing your dog, right?

Lol, maybe you will be like me, and end up changing your mind here or there on this or that!!:ROFLMAO:

Although i strongly applaud DW's emphasis on giving dogs exercise and stuff to do,:D
that's about all i can say i agree with from him.

Cesar Milan is hugely popular, but, that does not mean his ideas are best or correct. We now have 1000s, maybe millions, of dog owners out there, yanking their dogs around and wondering what "secret inner issue" of their own caused their dog to be shy or dog-aggressive.:ROFLMAO:
Btw, i totally love your positive only method!! But DW is NOT "positive only", at all.


Here is just a brief look at DW from another point of view (he is NOT in keeping with your "positive only" dog training methods.)



Like Sara, i can vouch, DW type of "yank" methods were harmful to my dog, too. I once hired a trainer, who "said" she was "positive only" and ended up yanking, scaring, intimidating my dog, even an "alpha roll", and my dog-aggressive dog was way way WORSE afterwards, for some time. (that was LAST time that trainer ever got near MY dog)
People here helped guide me, and sent me to better resources, to learn how to help my dog. BUT WELCOME, AND WHATEVER ISSUEs YOU ARE FACING WITH YOUR DOG,
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! THIS IS A GREAT SITE, chockful of knowledgable, committed dog lovers, i'd betcha, a dime to a dollar, that whatever your dog is doing,
i'd bet, someone else here has a dog doing it too!! :ROFLMAO: or, knows how to help reduce it/solve it.
 
tigerlily46514

tigerlily46514

Honored Member
IF you are interested,
in reading about some things that might be worth trying to help your dog learn how to be calm around humans,
here are a few of many many threads on that topic: (you can also reply or ask questions on this thread, or any of these threads, too)
some of these threads may have some replies, which you may want to consider, but, you'll see, not every post on these threads is about shy dogs, but several posts, and several embedded videos,
are about shy dogs:
http://www.dogtrickacademy.com/members/forums/threads/hello-from-a-first-puppy-owner.3742/#post-26379


http://www.dogtrickacademy.com/members/forums/threads/fearful-of-people-and-dogs.3847/#post-30271

http://www.dogtrickacademy.com/members/forums/threads/two-big-problems.4573/


http://www.dogtrickacademy.com/members/forums/threads/timid-frightened-and-not-at-all-playful.4049/#post-28952

http://www.dogtrickacademy.com/members/forums/threads/fearful-of-people-and-dogs.3847/#post-27266
 
Dlilly

Dlilly

Honored Member
I know you from YouTube!! Im Delilah443 on there. Welcome to DTA! :D

I also dislike The "Dog Whisper". Actually, the real and first Dog Whisper is Paul Owens! He wrote an amazing book about positive dog training long before Cesar Milan had his tv show.

His book is called The Dog Whisperer: A Compassionate, Nonviolent Approach to Dog Training. It was really an incredible book, and I think everyone here would learn from it.
 
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