Trick of the Week: Close the Door!

[CrystalGSD]

Anyone have suggestions for noise sensitive dogs? Crystal has been taught to target the door with her two front paws, but once we did it with the door slightly cracked, the noise startled her. Now she doesn't trust the door. I've re-done it with the door closed, and she does it perfectly, but any tips to reduce/prevent the noise the door makes when it closes?

 

[SarahMichelle]

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[SaraB]

I worked this with the girls today. Zinga picked it up super quick and here's her video from start to finish. I will keep working on it to get her to do a stronger push but the door I'm using isn't the easiest to shut and she's not very big. These sessions were all done within 15 minutes of each other, just worked Zuma between each session.

Zuma is having issues trusting the door, right now I have her making contact with the door with one paw but not enough to close it. So we are taking it a bit slower with her, I'll post the video when I get a little further.

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[TuffStuff]

Way to go, Zinga! lol She's so fun. You should have had her kick the door closed with one back paw, though.

Anyone have suggestions for noise sensitive dogs? Crystal has been taught to target the door with her two front paws, but once we did it with the door slightly cracked, the noise startled her. Now she doesn't trust the door. I've re-done it with the door closed, and she does it perfectly, but any tips to reduce/prevent the noise the door makes when it closes?

I would probably bring her over and open and shut it yourself, rewarding her for staying calm and making it a positive thing. Start building up to closing it harder because that's probably what will happen if she jumps up on it.

 

[Lyzelle]

Is Zander licking the door?! :rofl1:

LOL Yes, he was licking the door. He was all kinds of spaz-tastic last night. :rofl1:

 

[SaraB]

Way to go, Zinga! lol She's so fun. You should have had her kick the door closed with one back paw, though.

I thought about it... but then she ended up squishing a back leg in the door because she's special. So I decided to think of safety first and go with front paws.

 

[TuffStuff]

So I decided to think of safety first

Our amusement is so much more important than that. Jeeze, get your priorities straight.

 

[SaraB]

Our amusement is so much more important than that. Jeeze, get your priorities straight.

Hahahahaha! She totally wasn't phased by it at all, I should go back and retrain it.

 

[Taqroy]

We have officially given up on spin. Murphy is hurt, again, and Tipper apparently hates spinning with every fluffy orange fiber of her barky self.

Me n Tipper started on closing doors today and this is the calmest shaping session I think we've ever had. I like it.

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[SaraB]

Go Tipper!

 

[CrystalGSD]

I would probably bring her over and open and shut it yourself, rewarding her for staying calm and making it a positive thing. Start building up to closing it harder because that's probably what will happen if she jumps up on it.

Thanks for the advice! I'll have to try that tomorrow

Everyone looks like they're doing so good with their dogs!

 

[sassafras]

God forbid I teach anyone around here to open the fridge.


I love Zinga trying to do handstands. I love so much how they all do the IS IT THIS? HOW ABOUT THIS? WHAT ABOUT THIS? lol

 

[skKi]

A weekly trick contest? So sad I didn't see this sooner!

Pit learned how to shut a door for the last trick train off type dealy we had going, but I'll post the video anyway. He was so young and skinny :rofl1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H216INjXfQQ&feature=share&list=UUXVVoWnD1d4qicLx4LZ8Ezw

On a different note, what is the trick to embedding? Seems some of us can, and some of us can't.

 

[TuffStuff]

skKi:
Click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePgBclqzgvI
Right under the video, click Share.
Under that, a link will come up. Just to the right of that, click Embed.
Below that, a code will pop up. Copy and paste that code.
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H216INjXfQQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Voila!

ETA: Linds reminded me to mention that if you try to Preview it, it won't show. Just trust me and post it. lol

 

[JustaLilBitaLuck]

Jack is super good at OPENING the doors...we'll have to see if we can work on CLOSING the doors!

 

[skittledoo]

Show off

hahaha he really is lol

 

[Brattina88]

Here's part of Maddie's... I have been fighting with my camera and youtube tonight and I am giving up and going to bed :rofl1:

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[Tazwell]

I think this is one of our most oftenly used cues, LOL! Having a helpful dog is awesome

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[SaraB]

Fleetwood is awesome!!

When I had my first BC, he knew how to do this. I used it sooooo much!

 

[PWCorgi]

I call this "A Lesson in Generalization" lol
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