Oh that was just sheer repetition. I noticed you feed Simba treats for obedience training. Put all the toys out of reach except his favorite one. Give it a name. Each time you hand it to him say the name. Also teach him take it. Then once he understands that toy and bringing it to you, do it with another, but keep the one he knows in sight, don't hide it. Then he'll know two. And so on. It's not a one time trick but they do pick it up quickly.
My Australian Shepherd didn't like that game, altho he knew what was what. He would paw it and get what he wanted.
Abbey knows her toys too, but doesn't like the game either. Sheba was all into it. One of her favorite games. She would go searching all over the house for the one that I asked her to get.
Try to keep the names of the toys simple to one or two syllables too. Like Baby, Bone, Teddy, Ball, etc. We got crazy with Sheba though, one of her favorite toys was Subajuba....a made up name for a marbled rubber bone. Go figure.
Oh wicked! I'll definitely try that :) I think Simba will love that game once he gets to know all the names. He's a quick learner!
Its great that each and every dog have their own personality. Love it! Simba drop any of his toys in front of me while I'm watching tv or something and he'll just paw my lap basically asking me to throw it.
My favorite game with him is hide and seek. He was incredibly stupid when he first and ran around headless for ages but now he just sniffs for us and finds us very quickly.
Hahaha! great on the syllables with Sheba!