My dog knows GET IT and BRING IT!
He has been trained on "Get your leash" and "Bring it". He even sort of knows "Bring it to Mommy" and "Bring it to Daddy". Last week when Joan went on a biz trip, I worked on a couple of things; "stay" (as in don't move, because there's a cookie on your nose) and "get your dish" with a "bring it". Well, at the end of the week, if he was standing over his dish and I said "Get your dish" and "Bring it" he would work really hard at picking it up for me, then he'd drop it, then he'd try again, and this would happen a few times until he was able to get it about half way up, or he'd lose interest and I don't wanna force the issue. By the way, the dinner dish is large and is weighted so it is somewhat heavy, but it has nice handles he can grab. Well, Joan is away again this week so back to work for Mulligan! He will now reliably pick up his dash and bring it. As I was getting ready for his morning walk I dropped my hat. I said to Mulligan: "Get it" pointing to the hat and he immediately picked it up! I then said bring it (there was no delay between the two, really) and he put it right into my hand! I'm so proud of him! He's SUCH a smart dog, I just wish one of us was more consistent with him, but I'm not saying which!  |
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Way to GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Mulligan!!!!!!!!!  
The best "trick" is the "bring it" (command).... I can be in the living room and ask Pearl to go get me a dish towel from the kitchen-----Helps me Alot!!!! 
She "knows" about 15 bring it commands....leash, keys,towel, various toy names, bowl (athough she won't cuz it too heavy...she sits by it and "mouths" it, tries to pick it up and clang!!!! drops it on the hardwood...) |
| Way to go Mulligan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, if YOU could only train your Dad Mulligan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Ahh that is so great to hear. Dogs are so smart, both China and Violet understand when I tell them "right" or "left". when we are walking. It did not take them long to learn this either. |
| Woo-hoo, Mullie!! What a smart boy!
Drez is way too independent for that. When I tell her to pick something up, she just looks at the object and then looks back at me as if to say - you want ME to get that??  |
I agree.... what a bright boy!!  |
Wow, he is smart! What a fun trick. 
My cat is a little slower to catch on. Every day when I leave for work I tell him, "Be good...I love you! Do the dishes!" and when I get home.... nothing. Not even 1 dish washed.  |
1st Time OES Mommy wrote: Wow, he is smart! What a fun trick.
My cat is a little slower to catch on. Every day when I leave for work I tell him, "Be good...I love you! Do the dishes!" and when I get home.... nothing. Not even 1 dish washed. haha..ive tried that with panda too...i have No idea why she wont do the laundry, its not like im asking her to iron the sheets 
good job ron....now you have to use that for joans bday...have mullie ''go get'' joans gift and give it to her...... |
| Very cool Mulligan!
I am working on the left and rights when walking with Chewie too. Except I am using Gee and Haw - the mushing commands. Then I keep forgetting which is left or right, so we are making very little progress!  |
| WTG Mulligan!! You're a smart boy!!
Beau & Gen have requested that you slow it down a little, though, as now their Mom is going to expect them to learn those commands, too. got sheep wrote: Then I keep forgetting which is left or right, so we are making very little progress! Good grief - you sound JUST LIKE ME!! |
| If I could get a sheepdog to wait on me I would be in heaven! What a smart boy Mulligan is! |
| I have an 8 month old... she already knows 'bring it back', but that's in the context of fetch.
How do you guys suggest I train 'Get it' for a static object, like 'toy' or 'tea towel'.? More importantly, how do you name your objects? Any tips on this would be great. Thanks |
| Try dropping something she will pick up and say "GET IT!" |
| that's a good idea - i"ll try that.
What about naming things like: keys, newspaper, etc. |
| We'll just say to Tucker, "Get your ball!" and he knows that means he was supposed to get something. If he brought us the wrong thing we would say, "Oops! Get your BALL!"" and keep doing that. When he did bring us the ball we'd treat and priase him really heavily. Work on one thing at a time, and when the dog has mastered the name for that object, teach a second one. Then use the two back and forth until they are both really strong, then add the name for a third item, etc. |
| Cool - good advice. I'll try that.
Thanks |
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