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1/22/2007 Human Trick Of The Week
Wow have I been busy! Oreo here to bring you the latest Human Trick Of The Week.
Ok, this trick is called "Run Human Run!"
To begin this trick, you need to coax your human to take you on a walk. I know, a lot of humans don't like to walk now-a-days, but do what you can to get them to take you. I find that running around the house in a frenzy often works!
Ok, so you're on the leash..remember, this device is used so you can control where your human goes on your walk. After all, you don't want them wandering off! Get your human moving by pulling them as fast and hard as you can. Small dogs, like myself, may have a bit more trouble with this.
Once your human is practically running behind you to keep up, suddenly stop and pee.. or if you find a nice lawn.. take a dump. Your human may be bewildered by this and may not be paying attention to your make. This is when you bolt!
The idea is to catch your human off guard and jerk the leash out of their hands. Once you've accomplished this, you can show off to all of your canine pals in the neighborhood how fast your human can really run behind you! After all, humans can't think, they just react, so when they see you bolting down the street, they'll instinctively chase you.
Make sure that you slow down, or even stop and sniff here and there so your human doesn't get too far behind. When they yell and scream at you, that means they're having fun. You may want to run towards them like your coming to them, but then quickly run past them. They love that! You can tell by all the yelling and heavy breathing.
This is a great way to get your human to exercise. So give it a try sometime, if you haven't already!
Remember, you are in control while on the leash, not the human! So have fun!
10/22/2006 Human Trick Of The Week!Ok, it's been awhile since I've posted. I've been real busy lately helping my human Dad at work. He works for a major pet supply store as a dog trainer and bather. My job is to assist the dogs and be a good example of his skills. So sometimes I like to act up, just to tease him!
Anywho, this week I've come up with another great trick of the week that you can teach your human.
We all know it's really important to keep your human well exercised. Remember a tired human is a good human!
This week's trick is called "The Game Of Fetch!"
Step 1: Get your human to let you outside. Do whatever you have to to get your human to let you out. Wether it be scratching the door, ringing a bell, or jumping on him/her with your eyes bugged out.
Step 2: Do your business in the yard somewhere. Remember, it's important to make our humans think we stratigically place our waste, so don't just go anywhere. Besides, you'll be outside longer if you hold it!
Step 3: When you've "stratigically placed" your poo, go and get that ball that lays around in the yard all day.. every day, and take it to your human. You want to seem excited and ready to play. This will stimulate the "cute/I love you" function in the human brain, making it nearly impossible for your human to refuse delivery of the ball. NOTE: Make sure to get the ball as slobbery as possible, humans like that.
Step 4: If your human is hesitant to take the ball, drop it at his/her feet and look up in a confused fashion. Once your human goes to take the ball, you have two different options. Option 1: If the ball is still in your mouth, hold on to it. Your human will likely try to pull the ball out of your mouth, and then you have a game of tug. (You'll want to give in eventually though, humans are sensitive creatures after all). Option 2: If the ball is on the ground at your human's feet, rush for it when he/she reaches for it. This action trains your human to try and pick up the ball faster. If you get to the ball before your human, and chances are you will, make sure to hold on to it so your human has to tug continually to get it.
Step 5: Ok, so now your human has the ball. Most likely he/she will throw it. Remember, the more frustrated the human, the farther he/she throws the ball. So if your human is not throwing far, then you need to work more on step 4.
Step 6: Once the ball has been thrown, stand there next to your human and look confused. The idea here is to make your human go and look for the ball.
Step 7: Make sure your human retrieves the ball, and repeat steps 3-6 at least 5 times.
Step 8: When you are ready to end the game, go and retrieve the ball the last time it is thrown, but do not bring it back to your human. Make your human come and get it. You can also pretend to loose interest in the game by dropping the ball and sniffing the ground.
Hopefully by now you have a well exercised human. You'll know you've exercised your human correctly if he/she plops down on the couch with a cold drink and stares at that silly picture box.
-Oreo- 9/3/2006 Human Trick Of The WeekOk, this week I am going to teach you a great new trick to teach your humans. It's called "Come Inside!...NOW!"
The objective of this trick is to get your human to scream "NOW!" at you when he or she is trying to call you inside from a potty break or whatever. Obviously, this trick applies to inside dogs only. If your an outside dog, then how'd you sneak on to the computer to read this? You must already be a genius!
Step 1: When your human lets you go out to potty (or rather to chase squirrels and rabbits.. and birds...) go about your business normally and pay no attention to your human... as normal.
 Sniff around and enjoy yourself, you'll be outside for awhile!Step 2: This is where the trick actually begins. As soon as your human starts to hollar at you to come inside, ingore him or her. It's really that simple. For some reason, people like to make our "potty breaks" short. (I don't know why though, all they do is go back in and plop down infront of that picture box). So if your human is like this, then he or she should begin to start yelling pretty quick. Usually after the 3rd or 4th time of hollaring at you.
Step 3: Ok, so now your human is calling you inside. He or she may be saying, "Ok [your name here] let's go! Time to go inside!" He or she may even clap his or her hands or whistle. Keep ignoring him or her. You are close to a break through!
Step 4: This is where it gets really fun! Your human is probably really yelling now and walking towards you and posturing. Your human may chase you around the yard...HOW FUN!!!!! Go with it, you are getting close!
Step 5: Now your human is turning all different shades of red and purple trying to get you to come inside. Success! Now all you have to do is get your human to say "COME INSIDE, NOW!" So head for the back fence and start jumping up on it.
Step 6: Wow! Your human is turning a bright white color! He or she may not be able to breathe from all the running he or she has done so far. Yeah, humans aren't great at stamina. Anyway, by now your human should explode and yell the right words, "COME INSIDE, NOW!" Congratulations, you have taught your human a new trick!
Remember to practice this trick often. You don't want to do it every time you go out though, it is far better if you catch your human off guard.
If you have any questions about this trick, simply leave me a pee-mail! I will smell it as soon as I can and reply back. 8/20/2006 Human Trick Of The Week!Wow! It's time for a new trick! This one is good! I'm going to teach you dogs how to properly get your humans to give you food while they're eating.
Ok, this trick is relatively simple:
Step 1.) While your human is in the kitchen, stand next to him/her and give your constent attention. You want your human to know that you are the taste tester. If your human puts up a gate to keep you out of the kitchen, hop it! We are good jumpers, so we need to use our talent!
Step 2.) When your human sits down to eat, stay right by him/her, put your ears back, make your eyes as big as you can, and lick your lips. You Bassets have an advantadge when it comes to the eyes! You can also paw at your human now and again to remind them that you are there.
Step 3.) Once your human makes eye contact, try to look as cute and pitifull as possible! Be nice too. You can lick your human's leg or foot to show you love him/her. This is usually the closer of the deal!
Step 4.) If you are curagous enough, you can try to refuse the food once they go to give it to you. This sometimes gets you seconds!
Step 5.) If your human is trying really hard to ignore you, begin doing your entire trick routine! Humans will often laugh and spill their food right on the floor! If your lucky, eating time for the humans turns into trick training time for you!
Step 6.) If all fails, practice on the baby human in the family. They will always give you food until they get caught by the adults.
Just remember to be as cute and pitifull as you can! Being silly also helps. Good luck!
-Oreo- 8/7/2006 Human Trick Of The Week!Hello! Oreo here with yet another Human Trick Of The Week! This week, I will teach you dogs how to get your human to give you a treat!
This is a cool trick that makes your human look very smart, and best of all it's easy to learn!
Step 1. Wait for your human to get in a playful mood and have treats at the same time.
Step 2. Beg your human for a treat by sitting up on your back legs. Your human might even be smart enough to pick up on this and say "Beg!" And then give you one!
Step 3. The rest of the trick will vary, because you will lay down, or sit/stay, or come, or whatever. The key is to get the human to say the word after you've done the posing.
Step 4. Practice with your human often. When your human gets reliable to your routine, then you can show him/her off to other dogs.
Other dogs will be impressed that you can get your human to say a word just by posing in different ways! This is an impressive trick. Humans generally feel that they are "training you," but in reality, you are getting them to say a word over and over just by posing your body in different ways. Humans will often be very excited that they got it right and may celebrate by scratching your back, patting you on the head, and/or saying, "Good dog!"
Remember, humans are silly creatures. If your human doesn't catch on right away, don't worry... he/she will eventually. Just keep encouraging them to work. Also, humans get frustrated easily so don't let them give up! They'll get the right words eventually! 7/29/2006 Human Trick Of The Week!Alright! Oreo here with your brand new trick of the week! Last week we talked about how to get your human to say "NO!" as many times as possible with in a five minuite time period. I hope you all had success!
This week's trick is designed to help teach you dogs to teach your humans how to properly go on walks!
Step 1: Sit infront of your human and stare at him/her until he/she figures out that you want to go on a walk. (This may take some time... human's aren't that brite, and they can be lazy). If this takes too long, go to the door and paw at the knob. Some of you little guys may have to settle with pawing at the door itself. If this still doesn't get your human's attention, go and get the leash.. if you can.
Step 2: Make sure to run around like crazy so your human has to exercise to get the leash on you.
Step 3: Remember that the leash is attached to your collar or harness to give YOU control of your human!
Step 4: PULL! Pull on the leash as hard as you can.. humans can be heavy and stubborn! They are also slow, so pull extra hard until they can keep up. (You may be pulling for most of the walk).
Step 5: Give your human a break once and awhile by stoping on the nicest lawn in the neighborhood and doing your business. Humans like to admire grass for some reason, so this is their reward and a bathroom break for you. Two birds.. one meal! If your human is one of those that likes to pick up your doo... I'm sorry.. this is a gross habit, and there is no known cure.
Step 6: Make sure to involve your human in chases! Humans love to chase us and yell! If your human drops the leash, that's the signal to run like the wind! Your human will have a blast chasing you.
Remember, a tired human is a good human! Keep the walks packed with exercise and don't let your human get infront of you! You are the boss, not the human.
Good luck, and have fun!
Oreo 7/23/2006 Human Trick of the Week!My human has The Trick of the Week for dogs on his spaces, so I decided to start a section on my space to help us dogs teach our humans some cool tricks!
Ok, so this weeks trick is called "Say No!" The objective here is to get your human to say "NO!" as many times as you can in a five miniute period.
Caution: Constently repeating this trick may land you in the pound!
Step 1: Pee on the sofa infront of your human.
Step 2: Start licking the pee off the sofa.
Step 3: Throw up on the carpet.
Step 4: Eat the throw up.
Step 5: Praise your human with a kiss on the mouth.
If you follow these steps correctly, your human should have said "NO!" about 20 times!
Remember, humans need praise too! They love nice wet kissies on the mouth! Humans need to be reminded that it's not easy to live in a dog's society. We must constantly train them to be like us. With a trick here and there, you can show off your human to other dogs. Remember that tricks make humans appear smarter!
There are several variations for this trick, but this is one of my favorite. Tune in next week for another great trick.
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