Lol, since Buddy learned this trick, he has made it into a SUPERFAST trick. My dog OFTEN does this, with MANY tricks.
He learns the trick, and
after a while,
he does the trick in
super fast manner, like, one second long!!!
(anyone else have a dog who does this? Speeds up a trick after they've learned it?)
so now,
buddy's "Show me your good side"
is a quick flash to his right side, so fast, you can barely notice it happening.
(when first taught, Buddy DID hold the pose for a few seconda, which was wayyy cuter).
so, i did weirdest thing,
but, it WORKED!
Buddy knows the cue "wait....wait..." which is a cue i use to allow Buddy into or out of cars, or similar situations, where Buddy is asked to pause, but is not expected to stay there for a long time....
for my dog------------- "wait" is different than a "stay".
Stay = he is there for a while, i might go even out of sight, but he is parked there long time.
"Wait"= he pauses, and dog can expect that soon he will continue.
so i gave "good side" cue,
and when Buddy's face was turned,
i gently held his face to the side,
with back of my hand gently held against his face, gently preventing his face from returning to center again,
said "wait
.......wait......."
Praising dog..."good boy, wait...wait...good boy"
waiting a few seconds,
then
click/treat,
then
move my hand away,
now buddy returns his face to center,
and in less than one day, of several reps of this method,
Buddy got idea "ohhhhh, mom wants me to hold that pose for a few seconds".
yay! i also did something like this "wait...wait..." to lengthen his beg, which Buddy had also shortened down to a flash-speed "beg", lol.