Hey! It's Trick Day Wednesday! Time for some middle of the week fun!
Lots of folks teach their dogs tricks. Mostly, I hear they taught them "Paw" or "Shake". Sometimes they say "Rollover" or "Play Dead". If you haven't tried to teach these tricks to your dog, just ask, I'll help you!
But in the meantime, let's have some fun teaching our dogs to spin in a circle. Some dogs may naturally do this trick already by chasing their tails. I wonder, if when they are spinning, they feel like children twirling? I think dogs do it because they enjoy spinning or chasing. But if your dog spins uncontrollably as in OCD behavior; Stop them. That type of spinning is not healthy.
The best time to teach tricks, as with obedience, is when your dog is hungry. Use your pup's mealtime to train. Don't put the full bowl on the floor in front of them or it may be gobbled up before you have the chance to try anything. Set the bowl on the counter and grab a few pieces out for each attempt.
When you begin to train this trick, keep in mind what it will look like when your dog can do it successfully. What will you call the trick? What hand signal will you use? I wanted to teach Daisy to spin in both directions so I named them "Clock" to go to her right and "Counter" to go to her left.
You may be thinking, great, just another Silly Pet Trick. Well, maybe, but if you are doing agility with your dog, it is important for your dog to understand directional turns. This is a great way to start.
Tricks are a lot of Fun! And great brain builders. I am all for a Smart Dog, you too, I bet!
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