Gladiator Dog (canine freestyle)

[furtech]

Here's a great canine freestyle routine (dog-dancing) involving swords, dramatic battles and over-acting. Not sure how accurate the fighting is, but it's as good as any sixty-year old Italian gladiator movie!

EDIT: Plus, a cute video on how to keep your cat from eating your food. This is a real training clip (by amateurs), but the cat is adorable.

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[furtech.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a combo of practice and cues. When R0ndo and I tried it, my "cues" were me waving my arms around flinging bits of cheese everywhere trying (somewhat successfully) to get R0ndo to twist. At least it showed me this activity was within the realm of possibility...

And yeah-- I'd love to see what we looked like. Not! We -were- the "Special" entry that day!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Oooh-- I just found a Mary Ray demo on YouTube! She's going through basic routines with one of her dogs at a seminar. You can see her less-subtle cues here (as well as treating). I love how during one of the walking exercises her dog has to give her kisses!