Smart Pet

Teaching your dog to shake a paw is probably one of the easiest tricks for them to learn. This below method is how I trained my first dog Luther, and most recently, Lars to shake either their left or their right front paws, whichever I requested. For your dog to learn this trick quickly, it is always good to have treats to offer them, as we all know that dogs think with their bellies most of the time.

- Put your dog in a sit, you want to be kneeling in front of your dog.

- Utter the word paw while gently lifting one of your dog’s front paws up into the air.

- The second that dog’s paw is as high as you want it, treat him or her and verbally praise.

- Repeat this act a couple of times, no more. Dogs have very, very short attention spans.

- Throughout the day spend a couple of sessions of about 2 to 3 minutes performing this exercise with your dog, and sooner or later they will begin to guess what you want and perform the act by themselves.

I am working on figuring out how to upload video content so I can actually give you a look at how easy this trick is to teach. Hopefully over the next few days I can get some vids up and working.