Category: Fun Stuff ¤
  Author: David Allan ¤
   Title: Hypnosis ¤

Recently there has been a lot of interest in hypnosis across in the UK.
There have been several shows on TV recently which have catered for our
enthusiasm in this rather strange phenomenon. One of the things that most
viewers remember is when the hypnotist says "Sleep" and snaps his fingers
the subjects drop their heads forward and look completely switched off. 

When my dog is sitting and I say "sleep" (snapping my fingers at the same
time) he lets his head fall forward until his nose is about four inches from
the ground. It looks as though he has obeyed the masterful tones!  Obviously
it's quite easy to teach and like most "tricks" the fun is in the
presentation and context. I taught the trick using a target stick (Own
design obviously :-) Remember I'm East Coast Scottish!). My dog is familiar
with touching my target stick with his nose so it was simply a case of
progressively leading his nose down into the low postion, rewarding for
speed and positioning as the training progressed


Regards

David