Paws with a cause

Interesting, I didn't know that about the vacuum, but it makes sense. Not always a sign of deafness, though, is it. Both my dogs have perfect hearing (they can hear their treat jar being opened from a great distance!) but neither one is afraid of the vacuum.
 
Beach girl said:
Sounds like it. If he knows to walk on the left he may have had some obedience training. Also being able to ignore another dog is a good sign.

Have you tried the common commands with him, like sit, stay, wait? See if he will sit if you do a hand motion of moving your hand up from about waist level to chest level. If he knows that sign he has definitely had obedience training.

The whole command is "come" -with arm outstretched and making a scooping motion toward you at about waist level - and then "sit" which is bringing your hand up to about mid-chest.

Another command taught for "come" is to cross your right hand to your left shoulder and tap or make a fist with your hand just below the shoulder.

If he responds to any of those signs, then sure thing he has had formal training.
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Could you kindly post a link or video to demostrate those command signs visually? I am thinking of training one or more of my own dogs. I have 2 corgi pups. The other 2 dogs are older. Can you train cats too? If so, how? I prefer cats because they are closer to me. The dogs are mostly outside.
 
Here's a set of videos that starts out with very basic pet training.

HowStuffWorks "Top 5 Dog Training Videos"

And here's some videos of obedience competitiong. Very few people train their dog to this level, but it's wonderful to watch.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPyp4VOd6Q8]YouTube - Claire at Crufts 2011 Dog Obedience Competition[/ame]

Notice how the trainer keeps her left arm (the one the dog is focusing on) very still and slightly bent at her side, while her right arm swings normally.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAXBndF0SJM&feature=related]YouTube - Gundi - Obedience Competition Class II - Caogurus 08/12/2010[/ame]

Love this one. The dogs are doing the "down-stay" exercise. The German Shephard is doing everything he's supposed to. But watch the sneaky Dalmation next to him...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFICdFnaBgI]YouTube - Atlas the Pomeranian: BASIC DOG OBEDIENCE: training and care by Bruce Andrew Peters[/ame]

Some very basic training of a Pomeranian, showing some hand signals. Notice how the trainer keeps his hands and arms crossed in front of him, and very still, when he wants the dog to remain in position. He only moves his hands to give the dog a specific command. This helps the dog concentrate; make sure your hands are only moving when you want to give a message to your dog.

If you google or do a search on youtube for "dog obedience training" or "dog obedience competition," you will find literally thousands more.
 
:wave: I use both verbal and visual cues but dogs tend to understand and more immediately "get" visual cues as opposed to verbal anyway.

yup, the Dal in the Long Down is doing something I've seen in many many obed. classes/events...the old "inching":giggle: <though am not sure not so grinning for the handler there>.

I often use my whole side or my shoulder to cue a dog; one can use more than their hands or arms as a visual cue too. For a heeling exercise, or a Finish, the use of shoulder can really help to remind or re-position the dog.

cats and dogs can both be trained, using positive reinforcement.. same principle. Organisms do what is reinforcing for them, so figure out what the cat or dog wants and use that as a reward. A cat can be taught a recall same as a dog, so long as the handler and everyone else living with the animal and interacting with her uses the SAME cues for the SAME behaviors.
 
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