Paw is slow going but we are working on it. We have a little puppy party every time she gets it right. Typically paw leads to "I will climb on you now" which can be a little overwhelming. Speaking of overwhelming, we also taught her to use her voice on command as well as a few non-commanded times. "Speak Shila!" results in a super squeaky high pitched barking fit. "Sit Shila!" seems to have the same effect. "Lay Down Shila!" results in sitting, followed by speaking, followed by chasing after the kid on the red bike. This dog has some serious A.D.D. and we don't have the tools to completely captivate her yet but I'm working on it, stay tuned for details about that.
Speak is a somewhat naughty trick to teach a dog. I don't really care for overly noisy dogs but at the same time she whines and squeals like a little pig when she's excited. She wants to get some noise out of her. Barking lets her be herself, and its neat most of the time she waits for us to permit her to do that. It kinda shows a wonky respect for us. Sam has similar "You don't have to be a good little lapdog right now" command. He is a hunter and a chaser so we sit with him while on leash then slowly unlatch him and say "Go get it!". He jumps and runs for about 20 feet forward until that nose of his gets the best of him. From that point on he's just himself, sniffing away at nature and chasing a bounty of bunnies. Sometimes if there really is something to "Go get it!" he'll.. well he'll go get it.
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