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Question: Dog training tips???

(Posted by: LiveLaugh on 2009-09-01 10:26:08)

How to teach my dog to shake? And real answers please.

Posted by: Aduial on 2009-09-01, 10:29:56

Say "shake " and pick up her leg. Then praise her and give her a treat. She'll catch on and start picking up her own paw for you. That's how I do it.

Posted by: Jessie on 2009-09-01, 10:30:37

Have the dog sit. Then take a finger and run it down the back of her leg til you get to the pawpads. This will cause most dogs to lift the paw. Say Shake as soon as she begins to lift the paw. Treat and praise. Most dogs catch on right away!

Posted by: Betty on 2009-09-01, 10:34:01

I taught my lab puppy to give a high five by lifting her paw and saying high five then giving her a treat. I repeated a few times for a couple of days and now she does it and without getting a treat. A lot of the time if you lay your hand flat out while your dog is sitting they will instinctively put their paw in your hand. That's when you say shake and give them a treat. Repetition and Reward usually works for dog tricks.

Posted by: Slim on 2009-09-01, 10:34:30

Aduial has the right idea! Have your dog sit, and then say "shake " and pick up it's paw. Praise the dog and give it a treat (if you use treats to train). Repeat... eventually the dog will pick up on it.

Posted by: MyDogRules on 2009-09-01, 10:36:19

Http:/ / youtube.com/ results?search_query= teach+ a+ dog+ to+ shake &search_type= &aq= f Best way is to watch how someone else does it. That link has several thousand videos showing you how.

Posted by: Aphrodite on 2009-09-01, 10:37:43

Everyone else's answers on here pretty much sum it up. I taught my dog "paw " as opposed to shake...our parrot's command is shake and I just thought it would cause too much confusion! lol But yeah, we started with sit. Once he had that down, I would ask for his paw and then take his paw in my hand and tell him how good he was for it with a treat in my hand. He actually picked it up by the third time - I never gave him the treat until he tried it himself. He is a really quick learner! He's a Dobe, he's naturally smart lol.

Posted by: tom on 2009-09-01, 12:17:59

Make training fun for your dog. This means in order to get your dog to listen to you you need to reward him when he does things right. This means you need to praise your dog with treats and hugs. Be very patient as your dog learns new behaviors. Never hit your dog. It's very important that you don't use any form of physical contact. Dogs need to trust there owners. If your dog doesn't trust you any more then you will find it hard to get him to obey. Be consistent with your demands. If one person in your home lets him sleep on the bed then the rest will have to do the same. You simply can't have one person praising your dog and the other person screaming at it for the same thing. These are some basic tips and advice for training your dog. It does help to have a good understanding of a dogs behaviour, but it certainly isn't needed. The most important thing you can do is to just love and praise your dog when it obeys. If you are motivated to learn about training your dog you're about to discover how to put an end to your dog's behavior problems once and for all by using proven techniques that give you immediate results.