How many tricks can your doberman do?

[Rich S]

Our guy Magnum just turned 1 year old on July 18th. I don't like to brag, but I must say he is very smart and learns tricks easily. Here is a list of the tricks that we have taught him so far.

The basics:
Sit
Stay
lay down
Shake a paw (left and right)
Come

A little harder:
Speak
heal
Get your toy
Spin
Bow
And the one we're currently working on...get daddy a beer. Well that one may take a little while, but I'll keep you all posted.

What about the rest of you? What tricks have you taught your dobes?

[Big Red Machine]

Well Rich if you teach Magnum to get you a beer, you will be my new hero.

[dobman]

that's a lot of tricks

[Tombo]

Wow "Get daddy a beer" lol i wish my doberman would do that. All he knows is sit, lay down and get the kitty..lol..

i didn't teach him the last one, he just likes tormenting the cat and he knows when i say get the kitty..lol

[BlastFromthePast]

Quite an impressive list of tricks, Rich! Once he learns to get you a beer, can he come teach Honey how to fix me some coffe every morning?

Honey can sit, stay, and come. She won't even shake my hand! Do you think she'd fix my coffee though? ROFL

[FancyFace]

Since I enter my dogs in shows, I have to train them to do quite a few things, but not really tricks. I've taught them to pose and trot, among other things. I truly enjoy working with them and seeing them develop in their abilities.

Getting beer? You guys!

[Big Red Machine]

Wow Rich, great job with Magnum. Our boy Newman, who is almost 3 now, has learned a far less impressive list of tricks, which I take full responsibly for.

Don't sit
Don't come on command
Don't come in the house when I want you to
Wake up early hungry and demand food
Refuse to leave the puppy stage
And the most impressive trick...fart when company comes over

NEWMAN!

[Rich S]

Wow Rich, great job with Magnum. Our boy Newman, who is almost 3 now, has learned a far less impressive list of tricks, which I take full responsibly for.

Don't sit
Don't come on command
Don't come in the house when I want you to
Wake up early hungry and demand food
Refuse to leave the puppy stage
And the most impressive trick...fart when company comes over

NEWMAN!

That's too funny. My face hurts from laughing. Is the name Newman a Seinfeld reference?

[reddobe]

Big Red Machine that sounds like you have some work to do.

And that guy seems funny enough that I bet that is a Seinfeld reference.

Newman!!!

[BlastFromthePast]

That's hilarious about Newman! Sounds like a typical dog, to me!!

I once had a good friend who had some kind of basset hound mix, very overweight dog. I'd be talking to him on the phone and could hear that dog ripping 'em in the background. I don't know how he stayed in the same room with it!

[sally]

You will be really amazed when you watch the tricks performed by this doberman in this video which is below,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epdKjIMeCwQ
To teach some new tricks to your dog, watch this website's below
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3231305/Dog-Training-Teach-your-dog-new-tricks
http://dogtricks101.com/easy-dog-tricks/

[Alicia S]

Yep our boy Magnum is a smart one. Dobermans in general are very smart. I bet most owners have found it easy to teach tricks.

[Big Red Machine]

Yep we're Seinfeld fans in this house for sure.

Newman!

[FancyFace]

I like the doberman tricks video, Sally. Thanks for sharing.

Alicia's right that dobermans are pretty easy to train. Of all the breeds I've ever handled, my doberman seems to learn the fastest. The poodles are the most hardheaded.

[Rich S]

I've seen a few list of "The smartest Dogs" and the doberman is often is second place, behind the rottweiler.

[Beth E]

Well our old girl, Star, who is an active 12 year old Blue and Tan Doberman, has a good list of tricks:

Sit
Stay
Heal
Come
Up
Lay down
Play Dead
Get your leash
On guard (she'll start growling)

I'm sure there are a few more but that's all I can think of right now.

[Rich S]

Wow, that's a pretty good list. My favorite is "on guard" that's impressive.

[Asad]

fart when company comes over

Fart?? Thats too annoying. isn't? eeeeh!!

[Mike D]

Hello all, we just got our girl yesterday! Jenny is a black and tan Doberman. She is only 8 weeks, so her trick list is at zero right now, but we'll post back here and keep you all updated.

[Asad]

Hello all, we just got our girl yesterday! Jenny is a black and tan Doberman. She is only 8 weeks, so her trick list is at zero right now, but we'll post back here and keep you all updated.

Teach her something special. Something, which is really really unique!
For example...Hmmmm.. Posting on this forum.. lolzz.. :D Just kidding.

[Rich S]

Teach her something special. Something, which is really really unique!
For example...Hmmmm.. Posting on this forum.. lolzz.. :D Just kidding.

Now wouldn't that be impressive.

[aden]

Thanks a lot for your tricks... I will have to really teach some trics to my doberman in future. I am going to train it to act .. give me some suggestions...?

[sally]

In much the same way, dogs learn on their own and have their own naturally but completely different social structure. For example, in much the same way as 2 people shaking hands and exchanging greetings, dogs sniff each other behinds to find out more about each other. Dogs and humans learn to live together with a little training. We learn to understand each other as best we can. We teach them what is acceptable and reap the rewards that come with a well behaved and happy pooch.

[sally]

The “Sit” command is the most basic obedience training, and the most handy. It is an useful command to teach where all others commands can spring forth. In the beginning, the word ’sit’ is the magical word that solves many a canine problem. Many dog trainers find that treat training is an useful method of training. So how do you get your dog’s behind to rest on the cold hard floor? Well, here is the story of Patch : “Patch was very excitable for such a small dog, he used to bark at visitors and do the ‘doggie jumpy’ routine every time you did anything. It became a real problem when he darted after other cats, jumped all over complete strangers and ruined the neighbor’s flower beds. So I took him aside and waved a treat at him. I held it above his head until his bottom hit the floor and I immediately said ’sit…. GOOD BOY!’ and gave him the treat. When he started to associate the command with the action, I slowly replaced treats with praise, giving him the odd treat to reinforce the good behaviour. He sits when told now (he never knows when a treat will be forthcoming either!) and guests are not terrified of sitting on the couch for fear of being dog-nipped

The “Lie down” command.

Having learnt the “sit!” command. Let’s proceed to the “lie down’ command. “Cookie” is your average big dog, a boisterous mixed breed with unknown parentage. The main problem with him was that he was big. We travel a lot and he bounced around the car excitedly, anything he saw out the window could potentially make him excited. He just loved the car but nothing in the car seem to be able to restrain him, He needed to calm down. He would sit on command but he was still very excitable from a sitting position. Then we realised the only time he is really calm is when he is lying down. We used the treat training method, getting him to sit then pulling the treat from him across the floor, forcing him to lie down, giving him the command and praise. Over time he got used to doing this in the car without treats. I can drive without fear of him causing a crash now. Now everyone, dog and car driver is calmer.

The “Stay!” command Once a dog is down, it’s getting him to stay that is the prize. Dizzie was a terrible abuser of his training! He figured out that I gave him a treat as soon as he followed my command, so he felt he need not bother ’staying’. He would take his treat and his praise and then saunter off to do whatever pleases him. So I had to trick the trickster. I started giving him treats to ’stay’ and I would give the command. If he complied, I would give him a treat and praise straight away. If he started to get up I would repeat this, we would keep this up for a few minutes each day, gradually increasing the times. Then I started to give praise without the treats. He seems to live in hope of these odd ‘reinforcement’ treats.” Many a dog can be coaxed with a treat; the key is to get them to link the command with the action. The treat is just a prize. Gradually you replace the treat with praise, giving the odd treat to reinforce this good behavior.

Training means consistency; don’t give in to puppy dog eyes or a persistent dog. They learn patience and persistence pays off. - Remember, nearly all ‘behaviour problems’ are perfectly normal canine behaviour. You need to redirect their natural behaviour to a suitable outlet. - A dog ages approximately 7 years for every 1 human year so their behaviour is ever changing, this is why dog training is life long. - Start training in an area with few visual and sound distractions, gradually introducing distractions to help pooch adjust. - Keep training to 15-20 minutes a day because dogs have short attention spans and/or incorporating it into your daily routine will help you both stay sane! ‘Sit’ while you cook, ‘heel’ while you talk on the phone. - We often let good behavior go un-rewarded and get angry when the dog misbehaves. Trainers generally agree, there is no point in reprimanding a dog unless you catch him in the act. Otherwise he will not be able to associate the punishment with his bad behavior

[Rich S]

I'd like to know the most difficult trick you guys have taught your Doberman.

[Big Red Machine]

I'm working on something, can't say what it is though. It's going to be AMAZING!