TiflovesBCs
Experienced Member
ok making some progress
Bella can hug my arm
and i'm making progress on her hugging my leg
Bella can hug my arm
and i'm making progress on her hugging my leg
How To Train My Dog To Hug My Leg
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tigerlily46514
Honored Member
Buddy had one(1) ten minute lesson on this trick last night, and i already have him with two paws sorta/kinda holding the stick. He likes the trick very much.
His paws are more just placed onto the stick, not wrapped around the stick, but, today, i will work on that a bit more. Guess we are going more for the "Buddy, who is your favorite?" as my guy thought the dog pound cue was sad, not funny.
His paws are more just placed onto the stick, not wrapped around the stick, but, today, i will work on that a bit more. Guess we are going more for the "Buddy, who is your favorite?" as my guy thought the dog pound cue was sad, not funny.
tigerlily46514
Honored Member
yeah, me too, i got one paw on pole, C/T that a few times, and Buddy probably thought, "what kind of easy boring trick is THIS?"
then, i kind of waited, can't quite recall exactly how i got him to put both paws on it, but, i sort of egged him on a bit,
and in his excitement, he did put the other paw on it, too.
i think, at first, i had Buddy almost leaning his paws onto the pole, i think...he got idea pretty quickly, (one click) that i want BOTH paws on the pole...then i moved pole in closer, and more verticle, after dog got idea, "two paws on this stick"
He had to be in a sit, too,
and before i knew it, he was IN A BEG POSITION, and sorta/kinda leaning a bit onto the pole, as my dog's "beg" position is kind of wobbley,
but, he is not yet holding it really, not really.
I also tried moving pole a bit closer in towards his chest, which sorta/kinda is causing a bit of a folding of the paws to almost curl around, but......... not yet.
then, i kind of waited, can't quite recall exactly how i got him to put both paws on it, but, i sort of egged him on a bit,
and in his excitement, he did put the other paw on it, too.i think, at first, i had Buddy almost leaning his paws onto the pole, i think...he got idea pretty quickly, (one click) that i want BOTH paws on the pole...then i moved pole in closer, and more verticle, after dog got idea, "two paws on this stick"
He had to be in a sit, too,
and before i knew it, he was IN A BEG POSITION, and sorta/kinda leaning a bit onto the pole, as my dog's "beg" position is kind of wobbley,
but, he is not yet holding it really, not really.
I also tried moving pole a bit closer in towards his chest, which sorta/kinda is causing a bit of a folding of the paws to almost curl around, but......... not yet.
tigerlily46514
Honored Member
Bekah, are you going for a sit with hug,
or a stand with hug?
Tif, which one did you have Bella doing, a sit or a stand for the hug?
or a stand with hug?
Tif, which one did you have Bella doing, a sit or a stand for the hug?
TiflovesBCs
Experienced Member
Bella does a beg then hug
TiflovesBCs
Experienced Member
ohhh great news forgot to mention but Bella actually did the hug my arm at the park before the problem that happened at the park. I keep giving Bella random hugs now.
bekah1001
Honored Member
What about: Do you want to go to the vet?His paws are more just placed onto the stick, not wrapped around the stick, but, today, i will work on that a bit more. Guess we are going more for the "Buddy, who is your favorite?" as my guy thought the dog pound cue was sad, not funny.
I like the who is your favourite...so funny
tigerlily46514
Honored Member
aw geez, last night i accidentally let the stick i was using HIT Buddy in the face, when he went to grab at it........twice.
Luckily, buddy did not turn off entirely to continuing training....
Buddy is currently liking putting both his paws on TOP of the stick, (looks very proud of himself when he does this) as opposed to hugging it in the middle of stick.
I think i may switch to either my leg
or a broom, which is so tall, Buddy can't put his paws on the top of it.....
Luckily, buddy did not turn off entirely to continuing training....Buddy is currently liking putting both his paws on TOP of the stick, (looks very proud of himself when he does this)
as opposed to hugging it in the middle of stick.I think i may switch to either my leg
or a broom, which is so tall, Buddy can't put his paws on the top of it.....
tigerlily46514
Honored Member
all righty, just now, i left out stick entirely, and tried to get dog to hug my leg instead. I put him in a beg, and then, at some point, my wobbly dog did lean fwd and put both paws onto my leg.
I click/treat that a few times, and then, at one point, he sort of slid down, as he began to fall over (my dog falls over in prolonged begs) and he grabbed his paws in correct position actually hugging my leg. CLICK/TREAT! YESSssss!!
not entirely certain Buddy got the concept there or not. yet.
who knows, this trick might be easier for wobbly dogs to do ?? rofl.
I click/treat that a few times, and then, at one point, he sort of slid down, as he began to fall over (my dog falls over in prolonged begs) and he grabbed his paws in correct position actually hugging my leg. CLICK/TREAT! YESSssss!!
not entirely certain Buddy got the concept there or not. yet.
who knows, this trick might be easier for wobbly dogs to do ?? rofl.
Pawtential Unleashed
Experienced Member
I wish she had made this a tutorial:
TiflovesBCs
Experienced Member
This is how i started
although after i got her near the cane she touched it herself rather than me holding something around cane. also she offered the beg and both paws on stick and to continue the behaviour i had her in beg.
although after i got her near the cane she touched it herself rather than me holding something around cane. also she offered the beg and both paws on stick and to continue the behaviour i had her in beg.
TiflovesBCs
Experienced Member
Bellas doing really well uploading my second session of her learning to hug my leg will share when its done
TiflovesBCs
Experienced Member
heres her session