Paw

So now we seem to have mastered "sit" i thought i would try to teach Alfie "paw" last night. He definitely didnt grasp it at first and I had to keep picking his paw up a lot but he did it a couple of times.

So I tried again with it tonight and he did first time! And every time after that! So proud of my clever little boy I had to share

Well done Ellie!

He's doing very well

Well done

I find that they know exactly what you mean straight away, they just hold out in case you give them better treats . Well done to you and Alfie, he's doing really well with his training

Thanks guys, I know its only a little thing but for me its a big achievement

its good when they perform for us good news

EllieSmith wrote:Thanks guys, I know its only a little thing but for me its a big achievement

My mum nearly cried when Logan started giving his paw. It's the little things that matter when looking after dogs.

Next, to really stretch his mind, tell him to go to work! J/k, good job!

Thanks Mat. On the downside hes been put outside twice and i have 2 new bruises haha but hes just started biting again so i told him no which obviously didnt work lol and then i said "do you want to go outside?!" And he stopped dead and gave me the biggest puppy dog eyes! Im hoping it wasnt just coincidence because i have never used the word outside before?

Ben wrote:Next, to really stretch his mind, tell him to go to work! J/k, good job!

Ive already tried telling him to go and make me a cup of tea, guess i will have to work on that lol!

EllieSmith wrote:Thanks Mat. On the downside hes been put outside twice and i have 2 new bruises haha but hes just started biting again so i told him no which obviously didnt work lol and then i said "do you want to go outside?!" And he stopped dead and gave me the biggest puppy dog eyes! Im hoping it wasnt just coincidence because i have never used the word outside before?

Make sure you say something like "time to go outside" in a calm voice when you are putting him out. I say "time to go upstairs" when Logan is bad. Then when he is bad I can say "do you need to go upstairs?" and 9 times out of 10 he stops lol!

There's barely a day goes past when he doesn't misbehave at least once so don't let it annoy you that he was a bit bad

Ive just said it twice more and he stopped? I dont understand how he knows?!

EllieSmith wrote:

Ben wrote:Next, to really stretch his mind, tell him to go to work! J/k, good job!

Ive already tried telling him to go and make me a cup of tea, guess i will have to work on that lol!

I agree! Wish I could teach my dog that too

But well done to you both! I don't think there's anything more rewarding than training your dog and seeing it pay off!

Something just clicks sometimes. It's brilliant

thats fab news! slowly does it and before you know it he may end up making that cuppa tea!!

well done

Thank you hes so calm now! Sat nicely on the sofa with me! Hope hes not moody with me lol!

Well done! Doesn't matter how small the progress as long as it's going the right way!!

Well done Remember all progress is good progress

Thank you

ahh the paw! I wish I hadn’t taught Frank this as he now thinks he has the right to come up, slap his paw on my face and then wanders to his treat basket! ... Okay son ill take it you want a treat!! lol

when he is being a little devil the word "bath" stops him in his tracks ... "shower" he loves and will dart to the shower but "bath" seems to be his naughty word, he picked that himself lol saying that he wont actually got near the bath either!

Oh yeah, "bath" is the magic word in our house too. Well done.

High Five, uh PAW, to Alfie!

He is the prettiest wee man

nice tatt

Thanks Mat and trust you to notice that jason haha

EllieSmith wrote:Thanks Mat and trust you to notice that jason haha

lol.. its on your wrist, what have i done now?

I meant trust you to only comment on that lol!

EllieSmith wrote:I meant trust you to only comment on that lol!

no i said well done earlier on the paw success

I know

EllieSmith wrote:I know

well then!... i just havnt got on here enough lately.. thought id keep an eye on you

Youre always on here lol! But thanks

EllieSmith wrote:Youre always on here lol! But thanks

havnt been today or yesterday

Were you getting withdrawal symptoms?

EllieSmith wrote:Were you getting withdrawal symptoms?

haha. Been too busy really

Ohhh too busy for us now hey?

EllieSmith wrote:Ohhh too busy for us now hey?

no no

Glad to hear it dont go disappearing again then

EllieSmith wrote:Glad to hear it dont go disappearing again then

ok I wont