A case for basic trianing
It seems like every time a stranger approaches me while I'm out training my dogs, they make some comment along the lines of "yeah, well my mutt is just a pet, he doesn't need all that fancy stuff." ...
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corgi-traveler wrote:
One of our exercises is scent discrimination of metal articles. In competition we use a set of metal dumbbells, but every summer when we do a demo for "story hour" at the local library, I substitute soda cans. I will scent a Pepsi can, place it in amongst5 or 6 Coke cans, and tell the kids that Pippin is going to make the right decision ;)
LOL!! Now that's cute!!
I guess when I say my dogs don't do tricks, I mean the routine "speak/sit up/shake hands" type things. But they know gobs of words - I can say "let me see your paw" and I'll get one. The best one was Ike who had a HUGE vocabulary (and long fur) - so once in a while, he'd come to the door with an embarrassed face (yes, he could look that way) and I'd ask "do you have poop on your butt?" and he'd turn around for an inspection for "dingleberries"...LOL!! Granted, not a trick - but really helpful before he walked into the house and sat down!
