corkidorki:

I told him about his status as an ESBC co-winner:

“Yeah I did a good job, high five!”

Yeah!!

corkidorki:

Started a little late this week, but Corki has worked for his strawberries!

1. Side view - it appears that’s as low as his butt can go without him being unable to move.
2. Front view - I don’t know why he didn’t crawl himself directly to the strawberry!
3. He got tired.

PAWESOME

sawyerthecorgi:

ESBC Week 4: Crawl [The Final Week!]

After last weeks blanket roll, crawl should be fairly simple.

Nicole and I just wanted to thank everyone for their amazing participation. We are so proud of everyone, 2 legs and 4. We could have never expected just a fantastic outcome when we decided to do our little challenge. We truly appreciate all the hard work, dedication and enthusiasm you have given throughout these past 4 weeks.

We’ve decided since so many of you were/are so excited about learning new tricks, we thought it would be fun to continue on with ESBC. It wouldn’t be every week, but every 2 weeks or every month. If you’re interested in this, please let us now!

Good luck to everyone on their final week of ESBC! [Don’t forget there will be a prize rewarded at the end of the challenge!]

Videos:

Clicker Training Tutorials: Crawl with Clicker

Dog 101 Workbook Cards - Page 1 | Page 2

Advice from Sawyer’s Mom: Try creating a tunnel with your legs, lure your dogs under your legs to keep them moving in the down position.

Also, if your dog keeps standing up, try moving a treat between their paws from side to side, slowly inching forward.

If you run into trouble - post or ask a question on Tumblr! If we can’t help, someone out there will know!

Tips: Remember to keep training sessions short (no longer than 15 minutes) and fun! This is play for everyone.

How You Can Show Off on Sunday:

If you have Tumblr, and are going to upload to your blog. Please use the tag: ESBC . We have been liking and reblogging all the posts using that particular tag and will continue to do so through-out the challenge.

If you don’t have Tumblr, we will turn on Submit on Sunday so that you can post to Emma or us a link/pictures/video of your tricks. If you want you can also leave a comment on Disqus.

If y’all are trying for your tricks for treats, here is the last ESBC TRICK OF THE WEEK! The corgi crawl! 

sawyerthecorgi:

corkidorki:

My favourite part is when the little bugger stares at the camera because he really wants that tiny piece of sweet potato

amazing.

This will be the most amazing gif you see all week. You are welcome. 

emmathebean:

ESBC Week 3: Blanket Roll

The above gif should say it all. Your dog has to roll themselves (burrito style) into a blanket. This one might require teaching more than 1 command depending on how you tackle it.

Videos:

How to do a Blanket Roll - Owner Video

Pig in a Blanket Video (More of a Demo video, but comments have some helpful tips)

Dog 101 Book - Page 1 | Page 2

If you run into trouble - post or ask a question on Tumblr! If we can’t help, someone out there will know!

Tips: Remember to keep training sessions short (no longer than 15 minutes) and fun! This is play for everyone.

How You Can Show Off on Sunday:

If you have Tumblr, and are going to upload to your blog. Please use the tag: ESBC . We have been liking and reblogging all the posts using that particular tag and will continue to do so through-out the challenge.

If you don’t have Tumblr, we will turn on Submit on Sunday so that you can post to Emma or us a link/pictures/video of your tricks. If you want you can also leave a comment on Disqus.

(Edit: If you know of another video or helpful link - let me know! This one was a little hard to find resources on.)

Y’all ready? Trick #3! 

thecorgi:

Jens Peter, sitting pretty muddy.

Looking forward to next week’s challenge for ESBC!

JP showing off his awesome core strength!

So proud of all the corgis accomplishing week #2s weekly trick challenge!!! It’s a hard trick to do if your corgi is extra long. If you haven’t joined in on the fun, it’s not too late! Join us for when they post trick #3… coming SOON! 

corkidorki:

Corki did it! 

Thanks Emma & Sawyer for the challenge! I never bothered to teach Corki this one due to his long body, but thought I’d give it a whirl for the sake of the challenge, and I’m glad I did!

(Please excuse the holiday decorations, it’s still on my to do list to take them down…)

The majority of the first attempts was him smiling and pawing my hand for the treat (and balance). Then he started doing the ‘Woah woah losing balance..!” (pic #2), and finally today, he did it! It’s still not super consistent so we’ll continue working on it. 

He gets pretty pooped after each session. His co-human suggested we get him an ab roller. Imagine that, a corgi using an ab roller, ha!

Wow, very nice!!!

snickmom:

Warning- Sit Pretty is so adorable, your dog will quickly learn to use it to melt the heart of even the most determined owner. It is not unusual for me to be diligently working at my desk and FEEL the cuteness. I turn, and look, and there is a little corgi, sitting pretty, kind of wavering as she tries to maintain her balance long enough to silently get my attention. Works. Every. Time.

This is true. You teach your corgi to sit pretty — and that’s it. It’s over. Cuteness will win every time. 

sawyerthecorgi:

(Photo: Mr. Sam Vimes showing off his sit pretty)

First on behalf of Nicole (Emma’s mom) and myself, I just wanted to congratulate everyone that has participated in ESBC so far. The first week was super successful and it was great to see everyone’s pups improve through-out the week. Great job, everyone!

Challenge Two: Sit Pretty

Some Resources:

Expert Village - Sit Pretty

Zak George - Sit Pretty 

Clicker Training Tutorials - Sit Pretty w/ clicker

If you run into trouble - post or ask a question on Tumblr! If we can’t help, someone out there will know!

Tips: Remember to keep training sessions short (no longer than 15 minutes) and fun! This is play for everyone.

How You Can Show Off on Sunday:

If you have Tumblr, and are going to upload to your blog. Please use the tag: ESBC . We have been liking and reblogging all the posts using that particular tag and will continue to do so through-out the challenge.

If you don’t have Tumblr, we will turn on Submit on Sunday so that you can post to Emma or us a link/pictures/video of your tricks. If you want you can also leave a comment on Disqus

You guys, I was really proud of how many corgis participated in the weekly challenge! It is fun teaching your corgi a new trick (and at times, really frustrating). But once they have it, you AND your poopster feel really great. 

Sit pretty might be hard for the long ones out there. Pudge still doesn’t really have the muscle strength to “sit pretty” after months of trying (he’s really, really long). But he’s getting it! So don’t give up! Good luck! 

emmathebean:

(The Talented JP demonstrating a Bow)

First challenge: Bow

Some Resources:

Dog 101 - Bow (no clicker)

Zak George - Bow (clicker)

If you run into trouble - post or ask a question on Tumblr! If we can’t help, someone out there will know!

Tips: Remember to keep training sessions short (no longer than 15 minutes) and fun! This is play for everyone.

How You Can Show Off on Sunday:

If you have Tumblr, and are going to upload to your blog. Please use the tag: ESBC I’ll try and look as best as I can for posts, and reblog them. If I miss yours, just send one of us a note.

If you don’t have Tumblr, we will turn on Submit on Sunday so that you can post to Sawyer or us a link/pictures/video of your tricks. If you want you can also leave a comment on Disqus.

I started this challenge with Pudge today. He got it. But not with just a command, with me shoving delicious lamb loaf into his snout. It’s HARD to get a corgi to bow without them plopping their butts down! Legs so short! BODY SO LONG!