It requires lots of skill, dedication and time to train a dog like this and achieve mastery. Even if the breed lends itself easily to training, as is the case with this dog. Kudos! Really admirable.
I have a dog that’s part lab, pit, and aussie. She is sooo smart and extremely cuddly but she definitely has “selective hearing” when she doesn’t want to do something.
She has a habit of always taking my spot whenever I stand up from the couch or bed so I taught her the command “scoot” to move over and make room so we can sit together. She does it probably 70% of the time the first time I ask her. She knows the command well. Sometimes she will just…pretend…she didn’t hear me.
I’ve taught her quite a few tricks too, and try to switch up the order but sometimes there are a couple that I have to do back to back (like down into roll over) and she will try to anticipate what is coming next and do the trick before I give the command so she can get the treat faster. I always feel bad making her do them over but consistency is key. She’s super smart and just a little bit sneaky!
My favorite is when I was trying to teach her the command “whisper”, like bark quietly. She wasn’t understanding it so we did a few other commands she knew so she felt like she was succeeding. Circled back to whisper but decided to combine two commands she already knew to explain it: gentle (take food gently with her front teeth) and speak. She got it nearly right away. Gave a quiet little boof and was so proud of herself when she got the treat.
I have one as well. They're too smart for their own good. Very stubborn. Which is why the reward is there massively if you push past their stubbornness to make them learn tricks. When he was a puppy he used to cry when we'd ask him to do a new trick he learned until the reward center of his brain overrode the complaint.
I wish I would have done more training when he was young vs. trying to make up for it now that he's 5.
You might not. She works this dog like it’s her job. I don’t know who they are but this might actually be her job! If you don’t work a dog like this, like give them a job and challenge them every single day, both physically and mentally, they’ll find ways to challenge you. Or they’ll go bananas.
Yeah Aussie shepherds are insane. You either work them like this or you can take them on insanely long walks, but if your don’t they can be destructive
Ok well why you putting human expectations on a domesticated animal then? This breed has never had to "survive in the wild", they were created by humans in the 1800's, that's a blip in the timeline of a species existence
We got our pup in July. She was a year old. I've always been pretty good at training dogs but it was slow going with her at first. We got recap, sit, heel, but Anthony more complicated like "go see" or "bring" was just not working.
Yesterday something clicked for her and it felt like she just fuckin understood English suddenly. Today is gonna be fun to see if she's retained anything or if it was just a moment but I'm excited for when she wakes up
Australian shepherds are definitely in the category of "breeds I love but will never own" because I will not be able to give them the stimulation to keep them happy
Yep! And boxers. A friend of a friend had one and I loved hanging out with the pupper, but I wouldn't be able to handle the energy. I need lazy dogs lol
I always thought of dogs front legs as being analogous to humans arms and their hind legs as analogous to humans legs but I wonder if dogs see it that way too. Like maybe they think our legs are like their front legs and we just lack and abdomen with a tail and legs trailing behind us while our arms are just these weird extra appendages that we use to pet them.
More like, when hooman manipulates a genetically ingrained depency for personal needs a dog cannot understand or benefit in the same way from. There's nothing genuine about any of this. Using the same methods, you can have a dog show disdain and annoyance and they would consider it being the same thing if you trained them. This is not in any way naturally of concern in a canines genome, apart from, depending on learning to do what humans say for survival because thats how they were bread...
Show me a video of you recieving devastating news while your dog is I t he other room, and without making an audible noise, knows you're emotionally crashing and comes to check, or, im willing to bet you could be crying in agony, and without directly telling the dog to do otherwise, would leave you alone.
u/SirPaddlesALot, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...
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It requires lots of skill, dedication and time to train a dog like this and achieve mastery. Even if the breed lends itself easily to training, as is the case with this dog. Kudos! Really admirable.
Yeah. I have an Aussie. She’s a freaking hooligan and I think ignores me on purpose. Super smart and also super dumb.
I have a dog that’s part lab, pit, and aussie. She is sooo smart and extremely cuddly but she definitely has “selective hearing” when she doesn’t want to do something.
She has a habit of always taking my spot whenever I stand up from the couch or bed so I taught her the command “scoot” to move over and make room so we can sit together. She does it probably 70% of the time the first time I ask her. She knows the command well. Sometimes she will just…pretend…she didn’t hear me.
I’ve taught her quite a few tricks too, and try to switch up the order but sometimes there are a couple that I have to do back to back (like down into roll over) and she will try to anticipate what is coming next and do the trick before I give the command so she can get the treat faster. I always feel bad making her do them over but consistency is key. She’s super smart and just a little bit sneaky!
My favorite is when I was trying to teach her the command “whisper”, like bark quietly. She wasn’t understanding it so we did a few other commands she knew so she felt like she was succeeding. Circled back to whisper but decided to combine two commands she already knew to explain it: gentle (take food gently with her front teeth) and speak. She got it nearly right away. Gave a quiet little boof and was so proud of herself when she got the treat.
I have one as well. They're too smart for their own good. Very stubborn. Which is why the reward is there massively if you push past their stubbornness to make them learn tricks. When he was a puppy he used to cry when we'd ask him to do a new trick he learned until the reward center of his brain overrode the complaint.
I wish I would have done more training when he was young vs. trying to make up for it now that he's 5.
I wish I had a dog this smart. My dog farted and ran out of room because it scared him.
Nah, your dog is smart. He ran out to leave you with it because it smelled lol
You might not. She works this dog like it’s her job. I don’t know who they are but this might actually be her job! If you don’t work a dog like this, like give them a job and challenge them every single day, both physically and mentally, they’ll find ways to challenge you. Or they’ll go bananas.
Yeah Aussie shepherds are insane. You either work them like this or you can take them on insanely long walks, but if your don’t they can be destructive
https://preview.redd.it/fpkokho4to8g1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7082110befadca509a9396b97cc2e0848558230
Mine rips some of the nastiest farts then gives me this look of disgust like I'm the 1 that did it
My boxer farted herself out of the room before my stepdad could notice
You need to change your dogs diet.
dogs just have different types of intelligences! Your dog has fart-smarts
Relatable
I’ve done this before after farting in the shower.
Don’t get me wrong. The dog is smart, but from a human’s perspective. But can they survive on their own? Maybe your dog might have a better chance.
Well I mean to be fair I don't think Stephen Hawking could survive on his own either
To be fair, Stephen Hawking is not a dog.
Ok well why you putting human expectations on a domesticated animal then? This breed has never had to "survive in the wild", they were created by humans in the 1800's, that's a blip in the timeline of a species existence
That is a very strong bond right there
We got our pup in July. She was a year old. I've always been pretty good at training dogs but it was slow going with her at first. We got recap, sit, heel, but Anthony more complicated like "go see" or "bring" was just not working.
Yesterday something clicked for her and it felt like she just fuckin understood English suddenly. Today is gonna be fun to see if she's retained anything or if it was just a moment but I'm excited for when she wakes up
Good luck!
Thank you. It was more fun. She's doing very well. I can understand her when she tries but I can't predict her
Australian shepherds are definitely in the category of "breeds I love but will never own" because I will not be able to give them the stimulation to keep them happy
A bit similar: Huskies, I'd not be able to wear them out at all.
Yep! And boxers. A friend of a friend had one and I loved hanging out with the pupper, but I wouldn't be able to handle the energy. I need lazy dogs lol
"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich." - Louis Sabin
Dogs a genius, dogs love a job and purpose
their pose smiling with the christmas presents got me good
Yea, literally made me cry at work.
I've always wanted an aussie
Yeah, well my dog makes a great weighed blanket, and pretends to be deaf when I need to get up.
That was the sweetest thing! Thank you for brightening my day!
You're most welcome. All credit to the hooman and their beautiful doggo.
I loved them on America's Got Talent.
Amazing!
Meanwhile, my dog peed on the bed yesterday.
I always thought of dogs front legs as being analogous to humans arms and their hind legs as analogous to humans legs but I wonder if dogs see it that way too. Like maybe they think our legs are like their front legs and we just lack and abdomen with a tail and legs trailing behind us while our arms are just these weird extra appendages that we use to pet them.
I love both of them
That dog is too cute
Isnt this the lady that performs a dance routine with her dog at that performance competition for owners and their dogs?
So sweet.
What a precious baby 🥹
This is also a happy dog. She has a job. She has a human who works with her. She has a human who pays attention to her. Best job ever.
So darn adorable
A very special dog.
This is every dog's dream, to have a human without a job or other hobbies who will spend hours and days just teaching it tricks and giving it treats.
Love this! ☺️
So cool. Smart person... Sneaky dog... Still think you own your dog? Then that dog has you trained well!!
Did the dog turn on the camera?!
I love my big dumb dog because he doesn't know how to escape, dig holes or open the trash.
😃😍😃I love you 🐕😃😍😃👌🏽
Wtf lol this is insane
What a great dog !
🥰
This is AI…
Why no tail? 🥺
Some Aussies aren’t born with a tail, about one in five. It’s an incomplete dominate gene, just like merle coloring.
Oooo I didnt know that. Thank you!
My exact thought too :(
Thats actually ridiculous & sad for the dog that she must make him train for days and days and days and days all just for a post on social media.
More like, when hooman manipulates a genetically ingrained depency for personal needs a dog cannot understand or benefit in the same way from. There's nothing genuine about any of this. Using the same methods, you can have a dog show disdain and annoyance and they would consider it being the same thing if you trained them. This is not in any way naturally of concern in a canines genome, apart from, depending on learning to do what humans say for survival because thats how they were bread... Show me a video of you recieving devastating news while your dog is I t he other room, and without making an audible noise, knows you're emotionally crashing and comes to check, or, im willing to bet you could be crying in agony, and without directly telling the dog to do otherwise, would leave you alone.