In this video, Odie demonstrates his canny ability to “go around” objects. He’ll do it on command or by just waving my hand at the object to go around.
This is one of the training steps they teach you at PetSmart if your enroll in the Advanced Training Class. Besides being a very cool that trick you can teach your dog, it comes in handy if you use a long leash and your Dachshund gets wrapped around a tree. Just say “go around” and your dog will “unwind” itself from the tree.
You too can train your Dachshund this trick in five simple steps.
- Place a chair or stool in the middle of the room.
- Leash your Dachshund and stand next to the chair.
- Cue your dog saying “go around” and lead your dog around the chair while you are standing in a fixed position. Reward and praise your Dacshund. Initially you may have to hold a treat in front of their nose to get them moving around the chair.
- Repeat step 3 until they can do it without your leading.
- Remove leash and repeat.
Training consists of no more than one 15 minute session per day and takes 1 to 2 weeks to learn.
Going Around objects is a basic training technique for obedience, flyball and agility too. And I have seen doxies in agility!
Lots of great tips here! I’ve got 4 dachshunds and can’t stop talking about them–I found out about this site on a tech support call with your sister-in-law after mentioning my boys and girl. Thanks for the great site and thank your sister-in-law for her help, too, if you get a chance.
Jay, I heard from my sister-in-law that you got an Easter Dress for your girl. You’re truly a Doxie Lover!
– Howard
“How to train your Dachshund go around things” sounds like good advice as far as it goes but what do you when the initial conditions find the pet already wound around an object, e.g., a tree, after an unsupervised period on a tie-out? It would seem that the critical decision on the part of the aminal in this circumstance is whether to walk around the object several times in either a clockwise or counterclocwise direction.