Boone's bag of (some) tricks

[NeSaxena]

Finally got around to making a video! Here is Boone being a darling and me being vain -

[video=youtube;A9m8fKA05bI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9m8fKA05bI[/video]

He turned 4 months old 3 days ago, haven't taught him anything new since three weeks now! Just rehashing old stuff and walks and more play time. What else can I do with him/teach him? Any ideas?

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Awww good baby!!

 

[NeSaxena]

"Woof Woof MM! What else can I learn?" - Boone

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

woof woof! how about walking backwards?

 

[NeSaxena]

Ooooohhh... Interesting... My trouble with that one is, as soon as I walk towards him, he sits down (the lazy bum he is) instead of going back... Any ideas?

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Well there you go, get your thinking cap on and use your imagination....go on now, off you pop and get learning 'back'. tee hee!

 

[NeSaxena]

Hey no fair! You have the show dog - I'm still learning

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

OK, OK, I'll be easy on you. Your next trick is teaching 'bed' or 'spot'. Get Boone a little rug to go to, or towel or bed and from a distance he has to go to his spot or bed or rug or what ever word your going to use and lay down, facing you.

 

[raechiemay]

I say you teach him something to make himself useful. Like washing the dishes. Or cleaning the house.

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

hahahaha!! or folding socks, damn i hate that job!

 

[raechiemay]

Don't you know you don't fold socks? That's what a sock drawer is for & half the fun of it is digging through the drawer finding a matching pair!

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

i gave up on finding a matching pair ages ago, as long as they are kinda the same they will do as far as im concerned. and its a bonus if they dont have holes!

 

[ruthcatrin]

Use touch to teach him to touch other things in the house (go find your leash, go find your bed...). I even know someone who taught her TM to count using touch

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Good one Ruth. I usually get Mooshi to touch me before giving her a treat.

 

[NeSaxena]

OK, OK, I'll be easy on you. Your next trick is teaching 'bed' or 'spot'. Get Boone a little rug to go to, or towel or bed and from a distance he has to go to his spot or bed or rug or what ever word your going to use and lay down, facing you.

Hey I'm gonna try that! Thanks MM

 

[NeSaxena]

Use touch to teach him to touch other things in the house (go find your leash, go find your bed...). I even know someone who taught her TM to count using touch

I'm trying, he knows his Kong bone for now, but refuses to learn the rest (argggghhhh!!!). I think I just hafta outstubborn him.

 

[NeSaxena]

I say you teach him something to make himself useful. Like washing the dishes. Or cleaning the house.

The amount of time he spends on his stomach, I'm sure cleaning the house will be a breeze!

hahahaha!! or folding socks, damn i hate that job!

He knows how to unfold socks, does that count?

 

[chuckorlando]

Good vid. He seems to be doing well imo. When I taught kona back, I would snap, point, and step right up on her so she had to scoot. Good girl and treat. Once she associated back with going back it was easy