How does the Border Terrier learn to play dead? For some animals, playing dead can avoid natural enemies, but for today's dogs, playing dead is more of a performance and does not have much practical significance.

Indeed, pretending to be dead is a very cute and humorous performance. When the dog hears the "gunshot" we make, it will fall to the ground and pretend to be dead. Even if we kick it gently, it will not get up, just like They are truly dead, and will not jump up until they receive instructions from their master again, as if nothing has happened.

Training 1:

First of all, we need to let the dog learn to lie down. This task is relatively simple. If the dog will not fall down on its own, we can gently push the dog down with our hands and cooperate with the command to lie down. The difficulty lies in the dog cooperating with the gunshot and lying down in time. After we shoot, that is, after simulating the sound of shooting, if the dog does not fall down, we need to push it down with our hands and comfort it. Make it feel like lying down is a pleasure. After lying down, you can give a certain amount of caress or reward. Over time, it will be able to associate the sound of gunshots with lying down, without having to give a "password".

Training 2:

Lie down - delay, let the dog lie down and don't move around. This is the key to the success or failure of the dog's show of pretending to be dead. If the dog "resurrects" without the owner's command, then the show will obviously become a comedy. When the dog lies down, it will try to get up after a while. At this time, you need to say no to it and press it down again. After it lies down quietly, give it food encouragement. Remember, do not issue the "lie down" command again, nor call its name. Make it understand that this is a continuation of the previous command. The command has not been lifted. You must wait until the owner calls its name before you let it stand up. This lying down-delay training also needs to be slowly extended for a longer period of time, and cannot be accomplished overnight or rush for success. This process seems simple, but it is actually not easy to operate. Delay training requires the patience of both the dog and the owner.

Training 3:

Although some cannot get up on their own, they may jump up when stimulated. For example, we gently nudge the dog with our feet, or hear an abnormal noise. For the purpose of training, we need to improve this situation. If the dog tries to get up, it is still necessary to stop it in time and say no, then keep it lying down and encourage it.

Dogs can only get up when they hear us calling their name or getting the command to get up. The master needs to use a louder and more enthusiastic voice at this time&ldTo "wake up" the dog, the command should be clear and decisive to avoid confusing the dog. When the dog gets up, we must also encourage the dog in time. At this time, it is best not to use food as a reward, but simply pet it. Just encourage the dog.

Each training time does not need to be too long, usually 15-20 minutes is enough. You can train them after a period of rest to help them strengthen their memory. The training place does not need to be too quiet, so that the dog can know that if it hears abnormal noises in time, it still cannot get up if it does not receive its own instructions.