I taught all of the Hoodlums (minus Micki) to "Hide your eyes" (they also respond to "Salute!" and "Do it, Do it, Do it now!" - these are my dad's own variations, lol)

Kyra was the easiest to teach, I took a small piece of tape and put it on her nose by her eye and she would go to wipe it off and I would say the command and give her a treat. I only had to use the tape once and every time I would move closer to her with it she would automatically hide her eyes. I did the same thing with Jack, Mini and Shadow but it took them a bit longer to grasp the concept. I always worked with them laying down when they were learning but now they can be in any postition.


Micki and Jack also know "Bow". I taught them both differently. With Micki I would slide my arm under his belly and lure his head to the ground, say the command and reward. Jack bowed automatically when I stand over him and rub his stomach and so thats how I taught him. Micki loves to bow and usually we do "Spin" first and then a bow.

Micki and Jack also can "Bang". Micki falls over automatically, lol so I just used that and put a name to it. With Jack it was a bit more difficult, I started with him laying down and pushed him over on his side, said the command and gave a treat. After repeating this a few times I stopped pushing him and once he got the hang of it he could be sitting and would "Bang" and eventually he learned to fall over from a stand. With Jack I decided to add more things to it where first he backs up ("Beep Beep") does a little "Spin" and then into the "Bang"

Sometimes if the dog doesn't seem to grasp the idea or seems bored or confused I stop and try again the next day. Usually I was surprised and the dog (usually Jack)would do the command the first time, lol.

Good luck with Jamie! I'm sure she'll learn in no time!