playing dead

• playing dead j_Sinay Posted : 3/12/2011 10:58:55 PM Hi there, new here.  I have a very smart puppy who knows all kinds of tricks, but just hates playing dead.  He'll do it, but ever so sadly.  Anyone have any ideas why this might be? LIKE 3 REPLIES 696 VIEWS LAST POST JACKIEG Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• JackieG Posted : 3/13/2011 7:26:56 AM How did you teach it?  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• j_Sinay Posted : 3/13/2011 11:39:54 AM I first pretended to shoot him with my finger and said bang. Then had him lie down and I pushed him over.  Not much different than rollover, but something about the bang part makes him kind of cowy. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• JackieG Posted : 3/13/2011 3:11:34 PM Sounds like he's intimidated and not enjoying this trick and the method seems a bit unpleasant for him.  Maybe you could get some ideas and tips from this site.   If you've never tried clicker training, I highly recommend it for all sorts of training that's fun for trainer and dog. http://www.dogmantics.com/Dogmantics/Home.html 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login