GSDs too smart for their own good

benkllr · 12-27-2010, 08:37 PM

This is a quick video of my GSD panzer opening the front door. I was outside having a cigarette, when I realized he would open the front door just so he could watch me. At first I was like naw, that's just a fluke. But he did it like 5 times in a row, so I said "let me get my camera and capture this".

It really is pretty funny that he knows how to open the door!

YouTube - MOV00599.avi

doggiedad · 12-27-2010, 08:39 PM

you might want to teach not to open the door.

onyx'girl · 12-27-2010, 08:40 PM

Panzer is adorable! I love his head tilt, and so smart to grip the latch to open it further. Keep that camera on hand, I look forward to seeing what he does next!

benkllr · 12-27-2010, 08:41 PM

Yeah I hear you. I deadbolt it when I leave, that was just the normal lock and door pulled shut

benkllr · 12-27-2010, 08:45 PM

Panzer and the "Bath" command!

YouTube - 0329091015a.3g2

1sttimeforgsd · 12-27-2010, 08:50 PM

Panzer is a smart boy, I had to laugh!

KZoppa · 12-27-2010, 08:52 PM

That 'bath' command would be awesome to teach here..... if we had dogs who liked baths and didnt act like you're trying to kill them just putting water on them.

You're dog is very smart. LOVE the video of him opening the door. thats priceless

benkllr · 12-27-2010, 09:20 PM

Yeah it was a decision early on. Since I knew he was gonna be a big boy, wanted him to go into the tub on command, so I didnt have to wrestle him when he was 105 lbs. He picked it up really quickly too. First he had to know the sit/stay/release word. Once each of those were solid, I used a recall to bring him closer and closer to the tub. Once he would come to the tub, I slowly got him to look at tub..then from looking at tub to jumping into it was just one jump. Repeated ad naseum to make sure he had it. He'll even lay down "down" command once the water is running.

I love Panzer, and the breed. They are just soo smart, I'm amazed at how he will think his way out of (or into) things!

KZoppa · 12-27-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by benkllr

Yeah it was a decision early on. Since I knew he was gonna be a big boy, wanted him to go into the tub on command, so I didnt have to wrestle him when he was 105 lbs. He picked it up really quickly too. First he had to know the sit/stay/release word. Once each of those were solid, I used a recall to bring him closer and closer to the tub. Once he would come to the tub, I slowly got him to look at tub..then from looking at tub to jumping into it was just one jump. Repeated ad naseum to make sure he had it. He'll even lay down "down" command once the water is running.

I love Panzer, and the breed. They are just soo smart, I'm amazed at how he will think his way out of (or into) things!

lol yup. Shasta will go into her kennel on command but she's recently started to figure out that if she wiggles her toes out of the wire just far enough, she can jiggle the lock at the bottom of the door and then the one at the top enough she can get the door open so we've started having to tie the locks so she cant do that but we can get them open quickly lol. Didnt know how she was doing it til she got caught the other night.

benkllr · 12-27-2010, 09:37 PM

Ok two more from my youtube of him, then I promise I'm done posting videos of him:

First is the Stay command:

YouTube - stay.avi

Second is a collection of various Hand Signals and Voice Commands.

YouTube - Variouscommands.avi

12-27-2010, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,846	you might want to teach not to open the door. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

12-27-2010, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,605	Panzer is adorable! I love his head tilt, and so smart to grip the latch to open it further. Keep that camera on hand, I look forward to seeing what he does next! __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

12-27-2010, 08:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
1sttimeforgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,891	Panzer is a smart boy, I had to laugh! __________________ karen, mom to: ace-gsd (bi-color) 6/14/2010 mandy-yellow lab 1/31/2009 baby-terrier mix 11/25/2000

12-27-2010, 08:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,813	That 'bath' command would be awesome to teach here..... if we had dogs who liked baths and didnt act like you're trying to kill them just putting water on them. You're dog is very smart. LOVE the video of him opening the door. thats priceless __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

12-27-2010, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
benkllr Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: King George, VA Posts: 25	Yeah I hear you. I deadbolt it when I leave, that was just the normal lock and door pulled shut

12-27-2010, 09:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
benkllr Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: King George, VA Posts: 25	Yeah it was a decision early on. Since I knew he was gonna be a big boy, wanted him to go into the tub on command, so I didnt have to wrestle him when he was 105 lbs. He picked it up really quickly too. First he had to know the sit/stay/release word. Once each of those were solid, I used a recall to bring him closer and closer to the tub. Once he would come to the tub, I slowly got him to look at tub..then from looking at tub to jumping into it was just one jump. Repeated ad naseum to make sure he had it. He'll even lay down "down" command once the water is running. I love Panzer, and the breed. They are just soo smart, I'm amazed at how he will think his way out of (or into) things!

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