Category: Retrieving toys by name
August 11, 2010: Getting toys by name – from behind sofa!!
The first thing to notice about this video is how well-lit Shayna is this time. (I’ve learned it’s not easy to photograph or videotape a jet-black dog!). She had a bath the day before, and as it was a sunny day today, I opened the door behind us, and used the big (good) camera, so […]
May 1, 2010: Getting toys by name – in a wind storm!!!
It’s been about a year and a half since our last video (here). But as you’ll see, we’ve been busy! I think this video is interesting for several reasons: (1) Shayna has lots of new toys. (2) A gust of wind knocked her entire box of toys into the grass!! (It also really messed up […]
October 20, 2008: Putting toys away by name – in a bowl, a box, and more!
It was getting old, just putting her toys away in the big bowl. So now, Shayna is learning to put them away in the bowl, or in a box, on command. Also, she’s learned how to “wave” and “turn” on command. This video was shot at the University of Virginia athletic fields. Enjoy!
January 7, 2008: Getting more toys by name
(This is the second video that we shot today, Shayna’s birthday – see the first one here) Today was Shayna’s sixth birthday! Woot! Here you get to see the newest trick we’ve been working on… putting her toys away, by name. By “away,” I mean into a big party bowl I got for her, for […]
October 21, 2007: Getting more toys by name
Normally, we practice Shayna’s ability to retrieve her toys by name while inside… not for any particular reason. But on this lovely fall day, I decided, what the heck — just like sometimes teachers have class outside, I figured, let’s do that too!!! So here is Shayna with her favorite toys (including some cool new […]
April 4, 2007: Getting toys by name
This was the first time I captured video of Shayna retrieving her toys by name — a skill we’d been working on for months. It was shot just a few days before we headed off to the SPCA I adopted her from, for our Fifth Anniversary adoption party… for which I bring in cake and […]
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