Comments on: Can you make your Shiba smarter? http://shibainus.ca/can-you-make-your-shiba-smarter/ Shassi and Tierce - two Shibas, one Website Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:05:02 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mika http://shibainus.ca/can-you-make-your-shiba-smarter/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Mika Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:51:25 +0000 http://shibainus.ca/?p=792#comment-950 Watching an "intelligent" dog motivates me to train mine more. I'll say out loud "I wish my dog could do that" but once I get home, I look for something I can turn into a trick and slowly work at it. It's one of those things where if I say it out loud, I can put it in action. I can wish all day long for my dog to be able to do something, but he won't learn it until I teach it to him, so it's time to get my butt moving. I remember watching a video of a shiba who could point at something, well, she would get a question like "where is your brother" and she would put her paw on her brother. When I saw that video, I said out loud "I wish Mika could do that" and the next day, I went on trying to teach him to give me his paw (this was when he still didn't like his paw held on to). I don't remember how long it took, but "paw" is now a trick in his vocabulary. He still isn't at the point where I can ask him to point something out, but at least he will give his paw to anyone who asks for it (especially if you have something he wants... like a T-r-e-a-t. lol). Watching an “intelligent” dog motivates me to train mine more. I’ll say out loud “I wish my dog could do that” but once I get home, I look for something I can turn into a trick and slowly work at it. It’s one of those things where if I say it out loud, I can put it in action. I can wish all day long for my dog to be able to do something, but he won’t learn it until I teach it to him, so it’s time to get my butt moving.

I remember watching a video of a shiba who could point at something, well, she would get a question like “where is your brother” and she would put her paw on her brother. When I saw that video, I said out loud “I wish Mika could do that” and the next day, I went on trying to teach him to give me his paw (this was when he still didn’t like his paw held on to). I don’t remember how long it took, but “paw” is now a trick in his vocabulary. He still isn’t at the point where I can ask him to point something out, but at least he will give his paw to anyone who asks for it (especially if you have something he wants… like a T-r-e-a-t. lol).

]]> By: Mongoose http://shibainus.ca/can-you-make-your-shiba-smarter/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Mongoose Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:16 +0000 http://shibainus.ca/?p=792#comment-940 I don't know if that has to do with the dog's self-esteem or positive attitude so much as the human's ability to train a dog. It took me two years to teach my dog to do "roll over". Did she succeed because my faith in her made her smarter, or just because I'm stubborn enough to keep trying to teach the same dog the same trick for two years? I don’t know if that has to do with the dog’s self-esteem or positive attitude so much as the human’s ability to train a dog. It took me two years to teach my dog to do “roll over”. Did she succeed because my faith in her made her smarter, or just because I’m stubborn enough to keep trying to teach the same dog the same trick for two years?

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