Wheee! I just learned how to post video! Here’s my favorite trick. Watch what Willie does when I say “Are You Ashamed of Yourself?”
Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, has made a lifelong commitment to improving the relationship between people and animals.
Shannah says
January 23, 2009 at 3:43 pmHe must be really ashamed! Very cute.
Michelle says
January 23, 2009 at 4:01 pmThat is just incredibly cute! I’m looking forward to more videos.
Robin says
January 23, 2009 at 4:23 pmHA HA TOO CUTE! I don’t know what’s more fun…watching Willie or listening to you having so much fun with it!
Karen says
January 24, 2009 at 7:47 pmToo cute! Axel covers his eyes with his paws when he wants me to come pay attention to him and then peeks out at me. It gets me every time. I’m thinking I should make the cue something clever like you’ve done.
Mary Lou says
January 24, 2009 at 8:01 pmAwww, how cute!
EmilyS says
January 24, 2009 at 10:13 pmwell YOU should be ashamed of yourself for laughing at your cute doggie.
He’s just smart enough to start posting Youtube videos of YOU!
lol
What we do to our dogs to make us laugh.. and don’t they love it!
Kaiser Soze says
January 25, 2009 at 10:06 amVery cool!!
Did you train him for this by placing a treat under the rug while you say the key word?
Sabine says
January 26, 2009 at 5:23 pmHow cute is that ? :))))
I’m failing in teaching my little rescue to “sit” and here’s Willie doing such a cool trick. I swear to God – my girl has ADD…………… *bigsigh*
Sue Thompson says
January 30, 2009 at 12:59 pmI love this! I was trying to teach my dog to speak on command, and while we were playing, he sneezed, so I clicked it and treated him. A few more times, and now he has a sneeze on command. Fun party trick. Here’s a ten-second YouTube of this testament to the powers of shaping:
Trisha says
January 30, 2009 at 3:54 pmIt is easy to teach “are you ashamed.” Just start by luring your dog’s head under a thick blanket with a tasty treat. Don’t say anything yet, just teach her wonderful things happen if she sticks her head under the blanket. I start on the same side of the blanket as my dog, and then move to the other side. Be sure to give the treat ONLY when the dog’s head is under the blanket. Once that is established, start saying your verbal cue just before you move your hand under the blanket. Gradually move your hand less and less, saying the cue and waiting for your dog to stick her head under, even if just an inch. If she does, slide the treat under the blanket from teh other side and praise like crazy. Then all you have to do is ‘disappear’ the other cues like where you stand, where you put your hand, etc. Your dog will primarily focus on those things rather than the words.)
And I love the sneeze. I burst out laughing when I saw it. Thanks! (Reminds me when I was working on a talk on play for APDT and was looking on Youtube for videos of animals playing. That is the only time I can remember being transfixed on line and not wanting to quit!)
Sue Thompson says
January 30, 2009 at 7:30 pmThanks, I’m glad you got a laugh out of it. He’s gotten a lot of attention from it, so it’s a behavior that he offers. A LOT. When we are around a group of people, I’ve seen him out of the corner of my eye sitting in front of somebody (who he decides isn’t giving him enough attention) and sneezing repeatedly.
Now I should probably teach him to fetch a kleenex.