Have you ever taught your dog a trick, and regretted it?

Did you by any chance reward him when you were teaching him to shake paws? They're not stupid ya know... I reckon he's after some treats. As for sliding down the slide, he probably enjoyed that, either that or it saved him trying to scratch his butt! ha ha ha. Brightest Blessings.

LOL my boyfriend taught my 140 pound Chesapeake to "hug" ... he stands up on his hind legs like a bear and puts his paws up on your shoulders! Fine for my boyfriend who is 6 feet tall. Not ok for me, I am 5'3" and weigh less than my dog does!! LOL. If I put my arms up in the air he thinks I want HUGS and comes running. LOL. Luckily he is smart enough to only do it to us, not my grandma or small nieces and nephews. I taught my Boxer to say "mama" ... I thought it was so cute! Until now, every time he wants something, like attention, or a cookie, or a walk, or a toy ... mama! mama! mamamamamamamama! I might as well have kids! LOL

Haha. I remember I taught my dog "porky" who is a half Japanese Spitz to jump when he was small and guess what he mastered it until now. He can jump me almost on my face. He's only like 3 feet and I am 5 and 2 inches feet. He always do that jump me at the back and front, and If I have something in my had he automatically grab it. But I already discipline him a bit and he is obeying some times now.

LOL..hi snowcat! I would've done anything to see that dog of yours slide down a slide and splat some kids..LOL..I would've laughed til I was blue. I have taught mine how to stand and walk on his hind legs for a treat and now everytime I'm eating.he's walking around all over he place for a bit..it's funny but it does get kind of annoying.

That's so funny about your "snowball". When I was little, we had a dog that did the same thing. She was mostly interested in getting food for her efforts though. So it made dinner time a bit distracting. But that was my mom's favortie trick our little "peppermint" could do. And yes, if we ignored her, she could get quite vocal about things.

Oh my! My little Ringo does the same thing with begging! I am worried about his rear end because he sits on it all day long with his head tilted to the side with that sad puppy look in his eyes...its so hard to say no to them when they do that! I definitely regret teaching him that one, no matter how cute he looks while he is doing it!

i'm ashamed to say i have never taken the time to do that w/my dog. yours sounds like a cutie.

oh many times. i cant even remember all of the things now. i taught coco to dance for a treat and lucy to bark for one. well, sometimes its nerve wracking. when we had the big lab my son taught him to jump up on his chest and greet. then when my cousin came by and had just had surgery it was all we could do to keep him down.

That is so funny sounds like you have really cute animals! You may think they get annoying at times, but I bet they love you very very much!