The Crate Escape
I live alone, so you can probably understand why the shower curtain jumping at me would be a bit un-settling! I placed young Cheez-McQueen in his newly divider-free kennel earlier in the evening. Little did I know that the side-door to it was a bit unsecure. The shower curtain jumped at me, and I was soon met by a dog frantically yelping when it occured to him that showers are full of water. He jumped in through the curtain, got his feet wet a bit, and then ran around inside the shower because he couldnt get out. His efforts were usless, the water was everywhere! I decided let him squirm around while I finished and dried him off. The laundry-basket in my bedroom was tipped over, the socks were missing. I found them horded in his secret spot behind the couch. I bet he will never willingly jump in the shower again. What a ham.
More Cheez-news:
With the guiding advice of fellow MyCorgi.com patrons, he can finally Roll-over on the first command. I could only get the video of him doing it on the second, the camera makes him uneasy. I was excited until later in the day I protest with "Sit Cheez-it!!" and he immediately rolled over. Seems Sit and Lay sound the same as Roll-over to dogs, how do I fix that one?
Here is the video!
I should mention, the image atop is spoofed from "The Great Escape" feat. Steve McQueen. I'v never seen it, but I can imagine what it's about.
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Comment by James on May 31, 2008 at 1:08pm
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Thanks sam, my question I suppose is what do I do when he fails to do a trick? He knows sit/shake(with "other paw")lay/rollover. If we start a little 10 minute training time and I say "Rollover" and he sit's, jumps, lays ect. What do I do after X-minutes of him not Rolling over? I know I should not repeat the command, do I just stop training there then?
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Comment by Sam on May 31, 2008 at 7:20am
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James, you are doing a great job with your boy and will certainly have a "journal" of your trials and tribulations. Amazing just how much they can learn at such a young age isnt it? Regarding him differentiating your commands it is just a matter of time and repetition. Much like in clicker training they will perform the command they "think" you are asking for. Always praise and treat when the requested command is accomplished. While it is fine to work on several commands for now try to keep it to one command per session. You are going to have this boy doing some amazing things!
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Comment by Geri & Sidney on May 31, 2008 at 3:27am
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Great job, James! You are very talented, and Cheez-it is so smart! Thanks for sharing.
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Comment by CaptainCorgi on May 31, 2008 at 12:05am
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It's a mystery how they can escape from things. Eowyn escaped so many times for her crate. We put her to bed one time when she was about 4 months and while my sis was on the comp, she felt this little fuzzy thing around her feet and it was her! She also escaped from the crate while in the car. She actually crawled through from the back of the van and through the suitcases and sleeping bags and somehow managed to get to the front.
Cheez-It is adorable! He'd make a good movie star. I bet he'd be a lady killer. ;-)
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Comment by Parker on May 30, 2008 at 9:42pm
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Photoshopping at it's best! Cheez-it is a total nut! :)
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Comment by Bridget on May 30, 2008 at 9:34pm
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Oh my gosh! This is great stuff, James. Loved the video.
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Comment by Carmen on May 30, 2008 at 9:11pm
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Wonderful! Trunks did that not long after we moved into the new house. The side door had always been against a wall in our apartment, then we got the house. About a week after we moved in, much to our surprise (and his) the door opened and he was up on the bed. We have now made sure the door is securely fastened.
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Comment by Karen & Bailey on May 30, 2008 at 8:48pm
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duct-tape works wonders!
hahahhah yea i love your and cheez it's blogs.. =P
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Duct-tape the switch to the on position!
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Comment by Arang&Mark on May 30, 2008 at 8:28pm
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haha thats hilarious!! apparantly scout has learned today how to turn off my powerstrip by pressing it with his nose and now he wont stop. how do i teach him not to do that? lol
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