Jackie is confidently offering high five and wave on cue. She has bow while still being lured, so we are working on putting her bow on cue, "Bravo!" Rollover is coming along nicely with a lure.
Tonight we learned peekaboo, where she walks through my legs and peeks up to look into my face while standing still between my legs. We also practiced on the wobble board, she is confident on in but still needs to get more fluent in handling it alone with her own body as I'm still helping her stabilize the board with my foot when she gets too shaky. Eventually she will need to show 3 seconds by herself on the wobble board (for a novice trick).
Pearls:
- When teaching peekaboo, it is helpful to ask the dog to sit-stay, then position yourself in front and then cue the trick behavior
- Following the DMWYD trick list is a helpful guide to inspire a progression of choosing which tricks to play next
Jackie's Novice Trick Dog title 15 tricks:
