Introduction: How to Teach Your Dog to Sit and Shake (In 1 Day!)
Welcome people of the outdoors.
In this instructable, I'm going to show you how to train your dog to sit and shake in just a day.
Supplies
To train your dog to sit and shake, you'll need a few essentials:
- A dog of course. Mine is called Max he's around 5 months old : )
- Some tasty pellets: To reward the dog after each trick
- A Comfortable Dog Collar
- A chain: So your dog doesn't get too distracted
- A Dash of Patience: The secret ingredient to successful training
Step 1: The Sit Step
To train your dog to sit we will use these steps:
1. Manual Sitting
- Gently push your dog into a sitting position while saying "sit."
- Immediately reward your dog with a treat (pellet) and praise.
2. Repetition
- Repeat the process of manually positioning your dog into a sit and rewarding it.
- Do this a few times until your dog starts to associate the word "sit" with the action.
3. Independent Sitting
- Now, say "sit" without physically guiding your dog.
- If your dog sits on its own, immediately reward it with a treat and praise.
4. Consistency and Patience
- Continue practicing, gradually reducing the number of treats while maintaining verbal praise.
- Over time, your dog will sit on command without needing a treat every time.
By consistently reinforcing the behavior and gradually reducing the treats, your dog will learn to sit on command quickly.
Step 2: The Shaking Step
To train your dog to shake hands, follow these steps:
1. Initiate the Action
- Gently take your dog's paw in your hand while saying "shake."
- Immediately give your dog a treat (pellet) and praise.
2. Practice Repeatedly (You might have noticed I switched location, this step took a while lol )
- Repeat lifting your dog's paw and rewarding them several times.
- Do this until your dog begins to connect the word "shake" with the action.
3. Encourage Independence
- Now, say "shake" without touching your dog's paw.
- If your dog raises its paw on its own, give a treat and lots of praise.
4. Maintain Consistency and Patience
- Keep practicing, gradually giving fewer treats but continuing with verbal praise.
- Over time, your dog will shake hands on command without needing treats every time.
With consistent practice, your dog will soon learn to shake hands on command.
Step 3: Now We Can Sit and Shake
We are now ready to go...
I no longer need to show him the pellets to make him obey my order. Now, I would make the request and he would happily do so. I will then of course proceed to pet him for such good behaviour.
Well Done Max!
I hope you'll have a blast teaching these basic skills, remember, patience is key!
