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laundry_queen

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28. My brother's lab can do this.

Reply to Patiod (Reply #26)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 05:45 PM

Feb 2012

And he taught her, after she lets it sit on her nose for awhile, to throw it up in the air and catch it. Pretty cool. (oh, just noticed someone else mentioned this!) But she does hate it, poor thing.

We used to have a miniature poodle we taught to jump through a hoop. It's pretty easy to teach. Just coax them through the hoop on the floor, then raise it slowly until they are jumping through it.

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I'm running out of tricks to teach my dog. What are some other new good ones? [View all] Electric Monk Feb 2012 OP

High Five is easy to teach alphafemale Feb 2012 #1

Sure, we could do that. It's like sit pretty crossed with shake a paw. He'll probably get that quick Electric Monk Feb 2012 #3

I've taught dogs to yawn and sneeze on cue. alphafemale Feb 2012 #4

Teach him to bring you a beer. Chan790 Feb 2012 #2

I know a guy who had a dog who would bring you a cold can of beer. Lasher Feb 2012 #11

Frisbee catching is always a lot of fun Major Nikon Feb 2012 #5

Teach it to use a computer quakerboy Feb 2012 #6

You are too funny but one or more of your suggestions might work! akbacchus_BC Feb 2012 #8

Play catch with him, he would love it. akbacchus_BC Feb 2012 #7

Oh, we do that all the time. I don't really consider that a trick, though. Electric Monk Feb 2012 #9

Take over posting duties on DU Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #10

Teach him to snarl and growl at Republicans. That'll be a sure hit! Scuba Feb 2012 #12

I'd like to teach mine to put her woodsprite Feb 2012 #13

A trick a friend of mine taught her dog.... GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #14

I taught that pipi_k Feb 2012 #18

Smile. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #15

"Put a sock in it" - when he's barking at nothing and you're on the phone, it's handy. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #16

I taught one of my cats that. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #20

We had one we called "Pavarotti" (not his name) because he would find the best place to project. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #21

Teach your dog to drive a stick shift car DFW Feb 2012 #17

Mine can pipi_k Feb 2012 #19

"All hope was lost until Fluffy took the controls and landed the plane" HopeHoops Feb 2012 #22

Those cartoons pipi_k Feb 2012 #23

Yeah but he said he regretted "Cow Tools" because he made one look like a saw. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #24

Meh. If they can't float the gears, what good are they? Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #25

As long as the dog sticks to the Interstate, you should be OK DFW Feb 2012 #27

Biscuit on the nose Patiod Feb 2012 #26

My brother's lab can do this. laundry_queen Feb 2012 #28

Speak to me. undeterred Feb 2012 #29

There are some good therapy dog "tricks" nolabear Feb 2012 #30

Teach him to make a Martini. bif Feb 2012 #31

Teach him to vote for Democrats LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #32

Teach him to jump through hoops. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #33

Even though its a Bud Light commercial - I love the Here We Go! dog!!! benld74 Feb 2012 #34