14
March
Teach Your Dog to Spin on Command
on category : Obedience Training, Teaching Dog Tricks
Teaching your dog to perform a 360 rotation on command is probably one of the easier tricks to teach, either that, or I just have 2 very attentive dogs who pick things up very quickly.
Below is the method I used to train both Luther and now Lars to spin a complete rotation on command:
- Place your dog in a sit, facing you
- Show them that you have a treat in your hand
- Move the treat in a circle around the dog’s head, the dog will follow the treat and will have to spin to do it.
- Once the dog completes the full rotation, praise him/her and give the treat
If you add this little exercise to your daily doggy playtime, sooner than later, you will have a pooch that will spin on command!
All of these arltcies have saved me a lot of headaches.