christinepi Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) Do they go down front first and then the butt? That's what my grey does, always. And then he always comes back up in the reverse order: butt first, then front. This makes teaching him "sit" harder. Not that I'm particularly concerned about teaching him that. Just curious. Edited November 18, 2011 by christinepi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Summit usually downs in almost perfect unison. But when he's being lazy he will go into a bow first in order to get a good stretch first and then drop his bum. Getting up is almost exactly in unison. He literally just pops up. Occasionally he'll come up bum first... again in order to stretch. Lazy dog. Quote Kristie and the Apex Agility Greyhounds: Kili (ATChC AgMCh Lakilanni Where Eagles Fly RN IP MSCDC MTRDC ExS Bronze ExJ Bronze ) and Kenna (Lakilanni Kiss The Sky RN MADC MJDC AGDC AGEx AGExJ). Waiting at the Bridge: Retired racer Summit (Bbf Dropout) May 5, 2005-Jan 30, 2019 Like us on Facebook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greysmitten Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mine sits first, then slams her front feet down before settling into a "down". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuff Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 That's exactly what my boy does. If he knows there is a reeeaally good treat in it for him, front and back will go down almost simultaneously. We haven't moved on to sit yet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greysmitten Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 P.S. I taught Azi "sit" before "down". It actually took quite a while to get her to catch on to that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Lexie sits first to the side then slams down too. U can her it Wherever u are in the house..lol.. When she gets back up it's with her front feet first Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryz Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Front end first, then butt. Quote Mary, mom to kitty Rebel.Always missing Sherri (SO DELICIOUS) (12/6/2005-8/29/2018) kitties Marley (4/2000-12/3/2015) and Beady (4/1998-2/24/2006) and Dalmatian Daisy (7/25/1984-5/13/1999). The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not - Thomas Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnedBySummer Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Down is usually simultaneously but sometimes it's butt first. Up is ALWAYS simultaneous. Quote Lisa B. My beautiful Summer - to her forever home May 1, 2010 Summer Certified therapy dog team with St. John Ambulance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1017 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Robin does "down" like you describe. The trick to teaching him how to sit was to put him into "down" first, then teach him to push up into a sit. We used the "shaping" method where we held a cookie in the air and when he started to push up, we would click the clicker, and eventually he would push all the way up into a sit. Once he had that down, it didn't take him long to figure out how to go straight down into it, as that would save time in receiving cookies! Quote Cathy & Calvin (DOB 9/18/13). Always missing my angel Robin (Abdo Bullard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 i teach down by luring them down- head first w/ a morsel of food, then move the food under their head/neck which is down and the rest of the body will follow. for a pup who keeps their tush up i then try it this way. i sit on a chair, the edge of it so my legs are forming a right angle and lure the pup under my legs- into the tunnel. sometimes i make the L shaped tunnel w/ one leg, sometimes 2. they need to creep thru and once they feel comfortable creeping thru i eventually stop when their body is midway, under my legs, and place the food under their chest. they need to down to get it, praise and repeat many times. it may take a while to lure them thru, this isn't a one time shot. eventually they understand it and learn down. hot dog slivers are excellent treats for the hound who need motivation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feisty49 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Annie Bella quickly puts her butt down, in a sideways motion, and then flops. BAM Sounds like an animal twice her size is hitting the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I couldn't tell you to save my own life! By the time he actually does it, I'm usually ticked off at how long it takes him to decide he's going to! I shall observe him this evening. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike516 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) I'm not sure either, I'll have to make a mental note next time she does it. Some good advice how to teach her down or sit. We're having trouble teaching her sit but want to do both eventually. But speaking of "bowing", we recently turned around a big floor mirror we had in the bedroom that we had turned away so Ginger wouldn't freak out. So, she looks at herself and keeps bowing, front down back up, walks away, comes back and bows again, over and over. What's she doing? Is she mental? It looks like a greeting? Edited November 18, 2011 by Mike516 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangos_mom Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mine all go into a playbow first and then plop their butts down with an audible thunk. Quote Kate, with Nedra and HollyMissing Greyhound Angels Mango, Takoda, Ruger, Delta, and Shiloh, kitty Angel Hoot, cat-tester extraordinaire, and Rocky, the stray cat who came to stay for a little while and then moved on.Greyhounds Unlimited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerilyn Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I will have to watch more closely, but Lila's elbows clunk on the floor so I think the rump end goes down first. I agree with Robin1017's suggestion of shaping the sit. It really helped Lila understand that what I wanted was that one fleeting instant when she was in or near a sit when getting up and down. Quote Jerilyn, missing Lila (Good Looking), new Mistress to Wiki (PJ Wicked). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mirinaaronsmom Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Miri goes down simultaneously into a sphinx. I taught her to sit from that by raising a treat until she was sitting. Mojo doesn't sphinx - ever. He goes down butt first and then inches both front legs forward until he's down. Then he almost always folds his right front foot underneath his chest. He's so adorable. And always gets up front first. It amazes me how fast he can get up when it takes so long to get down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) the sit sphinx down position is a "clean"down, that's what you generally get in obedience training- and yes, there is daylight under their butt! but quite often the relaxed, on the slide-spralled out down is what one sees in a long down/stay(5 minutes) or at home. the first is when a dog is alert(waiting for a cookie)the other is when my dogs are bored waiting. i see the second at home(before they conk out) or when i stop in a local store and there is carpeting. Edited November 19, 2011 by cleptogrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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