Miller and Brittany
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I was wondering how to teach the first trick in this video, jump onto my arms, that tug ( the brown and white dog ) is doing. If anybody has any ideas, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
How To Teach This
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I was wondering how to teach the first trick in this video, jump onto my arms, that tug ( the brown and white dog ) is doing. If anybody has any ideas, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
648117
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Maybe start with one arm on the ground and get the dog to put its front feet on it, then do the same with the other arm and the back legs. Then both arms flat on the ground and get the dog to put back and front feet on arms (might need a second person to help with this, perhaps with a lure since you hands will be busy).
Then raise the front arm up slightly off the ground, then start moving both arms off the ground until you reach the height you want.
I would expect it to take a while to get to the height in the video, especially if your dog doesn't naturally have awesome balance.
Also, your dog would have to be pretty light and I wouldn't want to make the dog go too far off the ground just in case it did fall.
And your arms might get a bit scratched up
I might actually teach Holly the one where the dog has front feet on one foot and back feet on the other, it doesn't look too difficult.
Then raise the front arm up slightly off the ground, then start moving both arms off the ground until you reach the height you want.
I would expect it to take a while to get to the height in the video, especially if your dog doesn't naturally have awesome balance.
Also, your dog would have to be pretty light and I wouldn't want to make the dog go too far off the ground just in case it did fall.
And your arms might get a bit scratched up
I might actually teach Holly the one where the dog has front feet on one foot and back feet on the other, it doesn't look too difficult.
648117
Honored Member
I've started to teach Holly the foot version.
The hardest bit is getting her aware of her back feet to put them on an object. Not sure how well she will fit on my feet, but even if she is a little big (she's stocky) to complete the trick it will have been good to work on rare end awareness
The hardest bit is getting her aware of her back feet to put them on an object. Not sure how well she will fit on my feet, but even if she is a little big (she's stocky) to complete the trick it will have been good to work on rare end awareness
648117
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Success!!!!!
Holly can now balance her front feet on my right foot while her back feet are on my left!
It required the bottom of my pants to get a bit muddy
. I've been teaching her to balance using bricks outside because they were too wobbly inside (the grass is better), but it rained today so Holly had wet muddy feet.
Today I stopped luring so she had to figure it out herself, she whined at me a bit and then offered what I wanted
, she was doing so well that I thought I would step onto the bricks and she stepped onto my feet 
Then I tested it inside with no bricks in sight.... and she could still do it!
Just have to add movement now
Holly can now balance her front feet on my right foot while her back feet are on my left!
It required the bottom of my pants to get a bit muddy
. I've been teaching her to balance using bricks outside because they were too wobbly inside (the grass is better), but it rained today so Holly had wet muddy feet.Today I stopped luring so she had to figure it out herself, she whined at me a bit and then offered what I wanted
, she was doing so well that I thought I would step onto the bricks and she stepped onto my feet Then I tested it inside with no bricks in sight.... and she could still do it!
Just have to add movement now
MaryK
Honored Member
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now we need a vid please!!!!!!! Holly is one smart little cookie, she 'got it' very quickly, as it's not an easy trick!
LOL what's a bit of mud between friends! Do send some rain our way, it's so dry and hot here!
That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now we need a vid please!!!!!!! Holly is one smart little cookie, she 'got it' very quickly, as it's not an easy trick!LOL what's a bit of mud between friends! Do send some rain our way, it's so dry and hot here!
648117
Honored Member
Thanks.
I wish I could send you the rain. You don't live near where they are having all those fires are you?
Yesterday it was so odd, the sky would turn blue then within a minute it would be grey and raining, then it would suddenly stop raining and turn blue again
I tried to take Holly for her walk in a blue patch, but we still enjoyed a rainy grey patch in the middle of the walk 
It even hailed a bit (not while we were on our walk though).
Some summer we're having
At least I got to see the most amazing rainbow
Anyway, back to the trick.
I might see if I can film it tomorrow (or at least get a photo).
I still need to name the trick so any suggestions would be awesome....
I wish I could send you the rain. You don't live near where they are having all those fires are you?
Yesterday it was so odd, the sky would turn blue then within a minute it would be grey and raining, then it would suddenly stop raining and turn blue again
I tried to take Holly for her walk in a blue patch, but we still enjoyed a rainy grey patch in the middle of the walk It even hailed a bit (not while we were on our walk though).
Some summer we're having
At least I got to see the most amazing rainbow
Anyway, back to the trick.
I might see if I can film it tomorrow (or at least get a photo).
I still need to name the trick so any suggestions would be awesome....
MaryK
Honored Member
We need rain badly, apart from my love of rain, the country needs it. No thank goodness, but it's terrible watching the news and I feel very down, for everyone, especially all the stock, wild life and domestic animals which have died or been injured. It's so depressingThanks.
I wish I could send you the rain. You don't live near where they are having all those fires are you?
Yesterday it was so odd, the sky would turn blue then within a minute it would be grey and raining, then it would suddenly stop raining and turn blue again
It even hailed a bit (not while we were on our walk though).
Some summer we're having
At least I got to see the most amazing rainbow
Anyway, back to the trick.
I might see if I can film it tomorrow (or at least get a photo).
I still need to name the trick so any suggestions would be awesome....
Rainbows are so beautiful
What about hammock as a name for the trick. She's kinda slung like one
