Sekah Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm a big fan of trick training. It's a wonderful opportunity to bond with a dog, it can strengthen and improve body awareness, it burns off energy (which is hugely helpful when there's 3 feet of snow outside) and of course it's fun. So... she's not a border collie. Here's my 4 yr old Aussie, Cohen, working on one of her tricks: a walking handstand. It's been a long time in the making and I'm thrilled with her recent progress, so I'm posting it here. http://youtu.be/CTsianZmLvE Anyone have any videos they'd like to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 That is an awesome trick! I didn't notice how you cued her. Verbal? Also, where did you find instructions for how to train this? Youtube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekah Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 That is an awesome trick! I didn't notice how you cued her. Verbal? Also, where did you find instructions for how to train this? Youtube? Thanks! She can cue off both a verbal and a physical cue. I normally use both in conjunction but removed the sound in this video because sometimes I get tired of hearing my own voice. Youtube is my go-to for 99% of my trick training. There are quite a few how-to videos as well as progression videos for this trick. For us, we started with rear feet targeting a book, then two books, then a stack of books, then the wall. And just because, here's another video. This is probably our newest trick. We're working to put it into a short sequence. I can't wait to take it outside onto the grass once the snow and ice melts. At that point it'll be a matter of speeding it up and streamlining things. (And a matter of trying not to fall over!) http://youtu.be/TIT0A3QCFaY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waffles Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Youtube is where I get all my inspiration as well for trick training. I love the rebound video. I taught Levi to do a handstand the same way. Having his back feet on books, stacking more books, knocking the books over... finding a box to use, a chair, and so on. It was a pretty annoying trick to set up, and of course when he would knock the books over it would turn him off from training for a minute. I did see someone built a ramp instead of using books. I did get him doing a handstand eventually but I never ask him to do it as it seems awkward/uncomfortable for him to do (I think his back is just a bit too long for this trick). It was fun to see him lift his back legs so high and effortlessly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oko Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Of course you know I love Cohen's tricks, but awesome!! I can't wait until Feist is older and I can teach her to handstand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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