Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh, yaaasssss!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

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[Ilovemychicks08]

If your still anwsering question. I have a year old golden retriever the smartest pup ive ever known of. Do you know of any mental stimulation or new tricks. She has a snuffle mat and balls she has to get treats out of. She knows how to sit, stay, lie down, come , heel, right and left paw, high five, leave it, sit pretty, pray, place, kennel, also she can hold a treat on her nose and leave it, also she can hold a treat in her mouth without eating it.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

If your still anwsering question. I have a year old golden retriever the smartest pup ive ever known of. Do you know of any mental stimulation or new tricks. She has a snuffle mat and balls she has to get treats out of. She knows how to sit, stay, lie down, come , heel, right and left paw, high five, leave it, sit pretty, pray, place, kennel, also she can hold a treat on her nose and leave it, also she can hold a treat in her mouth without eating it.

Have you tried agility?

 

[NatJ]

If your still anwsering question. I have a year old golden retriever the smartest pup ive ever known of. Do you know of any mental stimulation or new tricks. She has a snuffle mat and balls she has to get treats out of. She knows how to sit, stay, lie down, come , heel, right and left paw, high five, leave it, sit pretty, pray, place, kennel, also she can hold a treat on her nose and leave it, also she can hold a treat in her mouth without eating it.

Maybe searching for things?

A few possible versions:

You could teach her names for different objects and have her find each one by name (ball, dish, bone, squeaky, rope, etc.) This comes in handy if the dog has misplaced the ball, or the food dish, and you don't feel like hunting for it! I've never had a dog that knew the name of more than one object to find this way, but I've read of dogs who could do quite a few.

Or you could make it a scent-based task, smelling one thing and then finding another that smells the same (like objects belonging to a particular person or animal.)

You could teach her the names of the people in the house, and teach her to go to a particular person on command.

You might also teach her to go in different directions on command (forward, right, left, back, stop). I know that Guide Dogs, herding dogs, and sled dogs learn some of these, so it is probably possible for your dog as well.

 

[chickentrains]

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[chickentrains]

If your still anwsering question. I have a year old golden retriever the smartest pup ive ever known of. Do you know of any mental stimulation or new tricks. She has a snuffle mat and balls she has to get treats out of. She knows how to sit, stay, lie down, come , heel, right and left paw, high five, leave it, sit pretty, pray, place, kennel, also she can hold a treat on her nose and leave it, also she can hold a treat in her mouth without eating it.

yeah, you could try more formal obedience/rally type stuff, some back yard agility (or even lessons?), you could try training her to catch a frisbee instead of the ball, rebound, flips, orbit (reverse circles around handler).. google the AKC trick titles and list off a few tricks from there she doesn't know yet..thats what I do.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Have you tried agility?

agility would be a nice thing to try. it's so easy, I have trained my chickens to do it!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Put her paws up on a counter (later, take money) or the wall, (later, flip a light switch with nose or paw), trip the switches that open doors by putting her paws on them (handicapped switch). Paws Up, drink from a water fountain (I taught my Golden these last two, they were SO handy!) Go Under, as in under a table or bench, out of the way. Carry packages or a purse. Put toys away in a container (combination of Take It and Drop It).

 

[Lovely Lettie]

I pop in from time to time

Okay.
My dog really has a problem with horses, she tries to bite them and barks at them and I'm going to get a horse in the future and I'm wondering how to train her out of it.