Tracking training *2 Clo videos added post 7*

[Sowa]

I have no experience with tracking. It does sound as though Clover would be a good candidate. If you are really serious about it, as in rescue, I should think the teacher would want to take your dog for training.

Do you mean they guy I mentioned above? I checked Google and he is the only guy I can find who does it here. I met with the guy, and he was extremely rude to me, promised to e-mail me some info and never did. So that's why I think he doesn't want my business

That's too bad though, I really wanted to do it. I've found some info about finding toys but I'd have no idea how to teach finding people.

[Karen]

Dogs often will instinctively find people. You can start by having a friend say hello to Clover, let her greet and sniff them, then you go into another room with Clover, wait a minute and say "Go find Susie!" and see if she does it. My mother could tell our Saint Bernard "Go get Karen," and she'd run upstairs to where I was sleeping and shove that cold hockey puck of a nose under my neck - try sleeping through that! She knew each of the family members by name, with no special training.

[Sowa]

Thanks Karen, I'll try that! I tried with just me but it doesn't really work since I have to say "find me!" and she can hear me lol. I used to do that with Josie when she was a pup only I had a bigger place to do it. I;m uploading 2 videos I'll post soon

[Sowa]

Ok, I took a quick video of her finding a toy. I piled a bunch of her other toys to see if she'd still find this one toy "mouse". I hit the stop button too soon but you can still see she got the toy I'm sorry you have to listen to my terrible voice.
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=MVI_0981.mp4
(please ignore the empty cans on the floor... I'm going to go a head and blame my boyfriend for that )

Here is another video of a couple of her tricks she's learning. I think her best she knows is "stay". I can tell her to stay, throw her toy, and she'll wait for me to tell her so she can get it. No idea how she learned that haha. She also knows paw but I didn't get that either.

http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=MVI_0988.mp4

I love working with her, I'm having a lot of fun trying to show her new things. She seems to like it too

[Roxyluvsme13]

She's so smart! I love seeing new pictures of her. Lily knows my mom and I by name, like if you tell her to go get "mommy" or "Bri-zee" she knows who you're talking about. She seems to be doing really well with training and tracking so far, so I'm sure she'll be able to learn a lot more soon!

[ToBeEvergreen]

You've got one talented pup there! Very bright and patient. She does seem to love learning! I'm sure she's going to excel in the tracking and other training.

(Love the Halloween collar and bandanna :P)

[Sowa]

Hehe, thanks