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Can your dog shake hands?
Since it's never too late to teach a dog a new trick we at K-9 LifeSavers thought we'd share some instructions to help you and your dog have fun together and learn some tricks to amaze your friends.
Let's start with Shaking Hands
Step 2: Gradually raise the height of your hand, until he is lifting his paw to chest height.
Step 3: Transition to using a hand signal. Stand up and hold the treat in your left hand, behind your back, and extend your right hand while cuing "shake." When your dog paws your extended hand, support his paw in the air while your reward him with the treat from behind your back.
Step 4: Repeat these steps on the opposite site using "paw" in place of "shake."
Tips: If your dog is nosing at your hand instead of pawing at it, bop his nose a little bit to discourage this. He may try barking, nuzzling, or doing nothing. Be patient and keep encouraging him. If he does not lift his paw on his own, tap it or barely lift it for him and then reward him.
Remember training should be a positive experience for your dog, so have lots of patience and end on a positive note, even if it means going back to an easy command like "sit." Practice often with rewards and once your dog had the "aha!" moment, start reducing the number of treats he gets for performing tricks to an occasional reward.
