Tricks

Teaching them new tricks is fun. Especially when they pick up the tricks. You just feel so proud of them!

I have not taught them many tricks, mainly because I don't know what to teach them. Here are the tricks/commands they learn so far.

1) sit
2) heal
3) down
4) wait (wait for food most of the time)
5) stay
6) roll
7) "hoop" (sit up)
8) sleep (the famous bang bang game)
9) turn (turn around themselves)
10) bow - only Hero
11) bark
12) Quiet - only Casper and only at home... he barks like crazy when outside the house :-(
12) Circle (walk around me) - only Hero
13) Cross (weaving around legs) - only Hero
14) fetch - catch what I throw - only Hero
15) give - leave what is in the mouth - only Hero
16) take - take the toy nearer to me - only Hero
17) shake hand
18) back
19) stand (with 4 legs)

Obviously, Hero knows more tricks, not because he is smarter. It is mainly he is more stable when he sees the treats. He will listen carefully what is the command and do it right. While Casper get excited when he sees the treats, he will simply do all commands he knows in order to get the rewards or he will be so happy and starts jumping up and down...


Here are some tricks where there is static post and easier for the photo taking.

Bow

"Hoop" (sit up)... the best trick Casper knows... he can remain the position for a very long time.

"Hoop" (sit up).. Hero does not pick up this trick so good.. his buttock will leave the floor and he waves his front leg like 'ching ching'

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Fetch... after fetching the toy and bring the toy back, Hero will "play" with the toy for a while, then drop it near me and perform the "down" command to wait for me to throw it again!