BOBS DAD
03-15-2006, 03:17 PM
I am enrolling Bob in some Dog Obedience classes next month. The lady who runs the class asked me if Bob "was smart". I didn't really know what to say. I really only ever owned one other "house dog" - Ginger and compared to her, he's relatively smart. Ginger housebroke (completely) and was less hyper than Bob early on, but Bob takes to tricks and complex tasks (like escaping from his latched crate from the inside) easier. So you tell me... is Bob smart?
He's 15 weeks old and here's what he does (besides causing trouble and occasionally wreaking havoc around the house). He can sit, laydown, stand, give me paw... then the other one. We are working on Dead Dog... where he lays down and I say, "DEAD DOG" and he drops his chin and face to the floor and lays there motionless. He is getting pretty good at it. Only he won't do it on a command alone. I get him to lay and then I say the command, but I need to guide him with my hand and I can feel him dropping right down - so I'm sure he knows what I want. I can hold his head gently (just with a touch) for almost 10-20 seconds and he won't even try to move. Then I say GOOD DOG and he pops up and looks for his treat. Oh, yeah, he also fetches - he is pretty good with a ball, but his real gig is a stick. He will fetch a stick forever - no matter how big the stick is either. If he can carry it, he will retrieve it. It is very funny because sometimes he'll play fetch with a near branch!!! :D
He's 15 weeks old and here's what he does (besides causing trouble and occasionally wreaking havoc around the house). He can sit, laydown, stand, give me paw... then the other one. We are working on Dead Dog... where he lays down and I say, "DEAD DOG" and he drops his chin and face to the floor and lays there motionless. He is getting pretty good at it. Only he won't do it on a command alone. I get him to lay and then I say the command, but I need to guide him with my hand and I can feel him dropping right down - so I'm sure he knows what I want. I can hold his head gently (just with a touch) for almost 10-20 seconds and he won't even try to move. Then I say GOOD DOG and he pops up and looks for his treat. Oh, yeah, he also fetches - he is pretty good with a ball, but his real gig is a stick. He will fetch a stick forever - no matter how big the stick is either. If he can carry it, he will retrieve it. It is very funny because sometimes he'll play fetch with a near branch!!! :D