smileyzookie Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 How do you teach your dog to bring you stuff? Like, remote control, or slippers or just dumb stuff like that? I have major issues getting Riven to hold stuff in her mouth, even hand her her Kong I have to force it in her mouth. I've tried putting various objects (large enough she cant swallow) in her mouth to train it and she wont keep anything in her mouth. I have to fight her to even open her mouth lolol... so, ideas?? BTW we've never had a problem with her chewing on things, so that isnt a concern Edited to add: Another for instance, like a bring to daddy command. She knows daddy and go get daddy, she just wont put something in her mouth to go lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 No suggestions? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Clicker training is the most useful when teaching this, what I've read. (I haven't tried clicker training myself, yet.) Just start from "take it", getting the dog to put it in their mouth, click/treat. (or verbally mark and reward). Then get them to hold it for longer. With Zoe I can often get her to go get something and then when I call her she'll usually bring it to me. Mucho reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 OOOOO that makes sense.. a take it command first. I must try it. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Glad I could help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Ramsay Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I started with "go get" and "bring" on toys when we were playing. It progressed pretty easily from there because it was an easy reward. I used a lot of "bring it here" because that was basically just calling here here with the bring addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 LOL I had to stop she frustrates me. She wont put anything in her mouth. I even tried with toys and since she knows Im trying ot teach something she looks away. I tried putting it in her mouth and she spits it out. Im at a total loss, she just refuses to put anything in her mouth, including toys if she knows I want her to learn something.. she never does this except with stuff in her mouth. The vet said her mouth is in great shape so I know its nothing medical. Edited to add: LOL right after I wrote that I tried again and she took it.. she's getting it, for now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INU Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 My BC isn't mouthy so it took her sometime. I taught her 'touch' an object using clicker first. I also taught her the 'bring' command on the objects that she already likes - balls, soft, small and fuzzy toys. So she understand what 'touch' 'bring' mean already. Then I put a bandana (she likes to pull it)on an object - telephone, my keys, harness - and asked her to 'touch'. I click and reward for the little touch. I delay and click when she held on the bandana a little longer. When she got the touch part, I asked her to 'bring' a very short distance. She picked up and throw it 10 inches away from her. Click. I gradually increased the distance and the quality of the 'bring'. On the other hand, my lab-retriever was natural (of course) and he started bringing things to me from the day one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I do it lots of way (depending on the object). For pulling things (like opening her crate door) or getting her do pick up things she really doesn't like I play tug with the object. Sometimes I use the clicker, that works really well. But now that she has a VERY good "get it" command I can point and she will pick up anything and hand it to me. So with that I would just ease off the "get it" and ease into a different command for the object (like "slippers!" or whatever). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nes Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 REPETITION. My so's family dog was taught to "go get mommy" "go get daddy" "go get bradley" (which involved tackling and licking to death - which I learned first hand ) but she's also been taught "go get your FRISBEE" or "go get your KONG" or "go get your BALL" - very cool! I think she might be a border mutt but he says she's german something. So we're teaching madison the same thing, just by trail and error. She's already learned "GO GET" because it's very exciting, and she's rewarded with alot of play when she brings us the correct object. We've started off simple with a ball & a rope - so they are easy to tell apart . She's not too good at it yet but one thing she's VERY good at is "Go get daddy" (dog picking favorits... grr...) and she just learned that by repeated the command then having my SO call her and give her LOTS of attention when she reaches him . Clicker training rocks too I stoped with madison because I kept looseing her clicker, but I've done it with my horses and it's very effective! GL, Nes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 She knows go get stuff. Just have to teach her things Im wanting her to get. She did FINALLY catch onto "take it". Last night she almost took the remote to daddy. But she dropped it about halfway there. Which was an improvement considering she was droping it as soon as I took my hand away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Smileyzookie, I hope Riven will catch into what you're asking her to do. If she took the remote half way to your husband, that's half a battle that you won! Next time it might be 3/4 of the way, make sure to praise her as if she just won a Pulitzer prize My dog responds well to "Where's your ***?! Go get your ****!". **** can be: frisbee, pig, sheep, blue rope, lil' rope, ball, bone, apple, steak, squirrel and a bunch other toy names that he never gets mixed up. If the toy is not in sight, he goes in the other rooms and searches for it until he finds it and brings it to me. True, sometimes he brings it and instantly spits it out and grabs another toy and shows it to me. That means: "Ok, got your stupid toy, now can we play with the toy I WANT?!" I wouldn't trust him with the remote, on the other hand It already has enough scars from his baby teeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 LOL Im sure she'll catch on quickly, she usually does. Two things are a huge encouragement to her... food, and PRAISE. LOL when I was trying to teach her yesterday I'd praise and throw a little happy fit and she was so proud. My husband came inside and goes, what did she do? I could hear you clear outside LOL oopsie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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