I Had An Idea ...

[Amateur]

But far to lazy to search or carry it out.

Has anyone ever wrote out a dog trick flow chart.
By this I mean a natural progression of tricks that you build from the basic existing ones the dog already know.

i.e. you have the basics -- sit, down, paw etc.
but then you have the reverse circle -- based on turn around, backup etc.

I think we get all excited about learning new big tricks and forget about the building blocks that are necessary before undertaking the more complex ones.

Does that makes sense ?

 

[Ripleygirl]

Never done this, but as a slightly OCD type person sounds like a great idea to me! Keep posted if you find one!

 

[charmedwolf]

I love this idea and I really really want to do it. It would just take me a long while trying to get a list then organize it into a flow chart type design. And because I am lazy.

 

[Amateur]

I love this idea and I really really want to do it. It would just take me a long while trying to get a list then organize it into a flow chart type design. And because I am lazy.

You and I are apparently NOT the border collies of this group

 

[tigerlily46514]

I like the idea, too, but have never done this, either. I've never seen such a list, either, but, it seems a good idea!

I DO keep a written list of Buddy's known tricks + the verbal and/or hand signal for the cue.

i also keep a list of tricks i want to work on.

Usually, i just train each trick from scratch, but if we DO hit upon a step of the trick that Buddy already knows, it's not too hard to remember we already do know that part of the trick...

 

[fickla]

My basic trick list is somewhat organized by starting trick. It's not quite the flow chart you envision though! Let's see if this works to share the .doc file:
https://skydrive.live.com/embed?cid=1B386AE2A332EE43&resid=1B386AE2A332EE43!116&authkey=AH9o8UxIrzWPUwE

 

[tigerlily46514]

DAAAAAANG, Fickla, that is amazing!! WOW and WOW!!!

 

[Ripleygirl]

Awesome list fickla, love it! I need to get more organised and get things down on paper...

 

[Dogster]

GEEZ flicka, that is ONE heck of a trick list!!!! Wow...

 

[Amateur]

I got tired just reading all of it

 

[srdogtrainer]

My basic trick list is somewhat organized by starting trick. It's not quite the flow chart you envision though! Let's see if this works to share the .doc file:
https://skydrive.live.com/embed?cid=1B386AE2A332EE43&resid=1B386AE2A332EE43!116&authkey=AH9o8UxIrzWPUwE

What a great list of tricks! I was wondering what is Achoo- under the retrieve column.

 

[fickla]

What a great list of tricks! I was wondering what is Achoo- under the retrieve column.

Well that's retrieving a kleenex from the tissue box of course

 

[srdogtrainer]

Well that's retrieving a kleenex from the tissue box of course

Oh...ha ha, I guess that was a little obvious...LOL!

 

[bekah1001]

I DO keep a written list of Buddy's known tricks + the verbal and/or hand signal for the cue.

i also keep a list of tricks i want to work on.

I do that too!
I have to rewrite it and sort it. Mine is really messy!

 

[Zsu-Zsu]

My basic trick list is somewhat organized by starting trick. It's not quite the flow chart you envision though! Let's see if this works to share the .doc file:
https://skydrive.live.com/embed?cid=1B386AE2A332EE43&resid=1B386AE2A332EE43!116&authkey=AH9o8UxIrzWPUwE[/quote]

impressive list of tricks!

 

[bekah1001]

My basic trick list is somewhat organized by starting trick. It's not quite the flow chart you envision though! Let's see if this works to share the .doc file:
https://skydrive.live.com/embed?cid=1B386AE2A332EE43&resid=1B386AE2A332EE43!116&authkey=AH9o8UxIrzWPUwE

Whoa, it gave me a bunch of trick ideas!!

 

[bekah1001]

My basic trick list is somewhat organized by starting trick. It's not quite the flow chart you envision though! Let's see if this works to share the .doc file:
https://skydrive.live.com/embed?cid=1B386AE2A332EE43&resid=1B386AE2A332EE43!116&authkey=AH9o8UxIrzWPUwE

I was reading over your list. What is frog legs? and secret sounds like such a cute trick!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fickla]

I was reading over your list. What is frog legs? and secret sounds like such a cute trick!!!!!!!!!!

Frog legs is when teh dog is in a down and stretches out their back legs behind them. Some dogs naturally lay like this, but it can be taught to dogs who don't ever offer it. It can be a bit frustrating, but i've taught it starting with a large pillow under the dog so they get used to stretching over it, and shrink the pillow down to nothing.

 

[bekah1001]

That's what I thought. My friends dog does that (one of Riley's puppies) but he would crawl at the same time. He looked like a zombie dog!!

 

[charmedwolf]

It's been 2 years. I'm still lazy but I'm making the flow chart! I'll be posting ideas on it's own thread however. So, stay tuned!