Begging is a cute trick, with little patience and consistency a dog can be trained to beg very easily on your command. Before training your dog to beg, train your dog to sit on command. If the dog doesn't sit on command you first need to work on his sit command.
Once the dog Sits on command, grab some yummy treats in your hand and hold the treat at his nose, and give him the command 'BEG'. As the dog tries to reach to the treat move your hand upward making sure that the dog reaches up in order to get the treat. Pull it up until he is sitting on his hind end with his paws off the floor, and the treat held in front of him in the begging position. As soon as the dog is in the begging position praise the dog with treat along with love and affection. Repeat these steps several times so that the dog masters the command. It wont be long until your dog is begging on command.
Some dogs won't go into the begging position during the very first training session. In this case, you may need to train a dog to beg in smaller steps. This type of training is referred to as shaping. In such cases praise the dog at every step of the training, along with training the dog in stages. Firstly, make the dog sit after which take the treat close to his nose. Once the dog shows interest in the treat raise your hand above his head so that the dog sniffs the treat and sits on his hind end raising his paw above the ground. Repeat the same steps everyday for few minutes. If the dog makes mistake repeat the complete step again instead of yelling and shouting at the dog.
Continue to practice this trick over and over again. Always use a happy singsong voice and lots of positive reinforcement. Eventually, your dog will understand and will readily sit up and beg.
The keys to success in teaching your dog tricks are patience, practice, praise, and persistence. When training your dog, every step he takes in the right direction should be rewarded as though he had just won the lottery. Tricks are fun – and learning how to do them should be fun, too.
Once the dog Sits on command, grab some yummy treats in your hand and hold the treat at his nose, and give him the command 'BEG'. As the dog tries to reach to the treat move your hand upward making sure that the dog reaches up in order to get the treat. Pull it up until he is sitting on his hind end with his paws off the floor, and the treat held in front of him in the begging position. As soon as the dog is in the begging position praise the dog with treat along with love and affection. Repeat these steps several times so that the dog masters the command. It wont be long until your dog is begging on command.
Some dogs won't go into the begging position during the very first training session. In this case, you may need to train a dog to beg in smaller steps. This type of training is referred to as shaping. In such cases praise the dog at every step of the training, along with training the dog in stages. Firstly, make the dog sit after which take the treat close to his nose. Once the dog shows interest in the treat raise your hand above his head so that the dog sniffs the treat and sits on his hind end raising his paw above the ground. Repeat the same steps everyday for few minutes. If the dog makes mistake repeat the complete step again instead of yelling and shouting at the dog.
Continue to practice this trick over and over again. Always use a happy singsong voice and lots of positive reinforcement. Eventually, your dog will understand and will readily sit up and beg.
The keys to success in teaching your dog tricks are patience, practice, praise, and persistence. When training your dog, every step he takes in the right direction should be rewarded as though he had just won the lottery. Tricks are fun – and learning how to do them should be fun, too.
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