Train your dog to shake hands
Posted on 13. Jul, 2012 by admin in Dog Training, Train Your Dog - Top 20
Dogs are very sociable beings and they really like interacting with many human beings. You shouldn’t imprint your dog with a loner behavior and make him only socialize with you. If you do this your dog will fear other people and even become aggressive around them. The first step towards teaching your dog how to better interact would be teaching him a few simple tricks.
When it would be the best time to teach my dog to shake hands?
You can teach this easy trick even to a puppy, but first make sure that you first give him some obedience training. He should be able to sit, listen to various commands and understand them before taking it to the next level. There are lots of variants to the shaking command and you will both have lots of fun when trying to teach them. You should repeat this training a few times a day, at first without any outside distractions and then in a park or other public place. Although is it best for your dog to socialize with other people, make sure he only accepts food or other treats from you.
How can I train my dog to shake hands?
This trick is based on a very simple technique and your dog will be able to easily learn it. First of all you should command him to sit and then gently lift his paw and place it in your hand. Reward him with a treat and then release his paw. Repeat this for a few times until your dog understands what he is praised for. Then you will be able to teach him how to raise his paw by his own, whenever he hears a command and without receiving a treat. Some nice and funny variations would be teaching him how to raise his paw and cover his eyes, how to raise it high in the air or even how to simply shake hand without you showing your arm.
You should also know that this trick can either be taught in a traditional way or by using a clicker. If you want to use the latter solution you should immediately use your clicker after your dog keeps his paw in your hand and give him a treat afterwards. He will learn to associate the sound made by the clicker with a good thing that he has done and in this way he will learn faster and with more excitement.
