Hey, it's Katie! Sorry it's been a long time for me to post this I've just been so busy working on the other Fish and Lizard tricks of the days that I just don't have much time to post a dog trick too! However, I am today! I love this trick. Make sure to train three times a day for five minutes. This way your dog won't get bored with the trick and just quit on you. Whether your dog is praying for leniency after getting into the garbage or praying for some more mud to roll in, any dog looks cute performing this trick. The trick requires your dog to rest his/ her paws on a table, chair, or stool and tuck his/ her between his/ her front paws. He/ she can be sitting or standing when he/ she does this. Today's trick is... Say Your Prayers!
Supplies:
Clicker (You can find hese online, or at pet stores.)
Your Dog's Favorite Treats
Yourself, the trainer!
Dog
Table, stool, or chair (Preferably start with a low object that won't slide too much to where your dog slips off with a hard thunk, so that your dog doesn't scare itself. If you don't have a very good object for not slipping try putting it on a rug, carpet, or put nonskid material on the bottom of the object. This is all for your dog's safety!)
Target (Yogurt lid, Peanut Butter lid, etc.)
Say Your Prayers:
1. Use a table, stool, or chair that won't move when your dog puts his/ her paws on the object.
2. Get your dog to put his/ her front paws on the stool by tapping the stool or luring him/ her with a treat. Click any effort to get his/ her paws up on the object.
3. Delay the click so that your dog is putting his/ her paws up and leaving them there for a whole three second before you click and treat.
4. Using a yogurt lid as a target, get your dog to put his/ her head between her front paws by placing the target slightly under his/ her chest. Click and treat him/ her for making attempts to touch the target.
5. Delay the click again until your dog holds his/ her nose to the target for longer lengths of time.
6. Fade the target slowly by clicking before he/ she actually touches it, or by making the target smaller.
7. Label the behavior Say Your Prayers as he/ she is performing the behavior and just before any other cues. Gradually fade any old cues.
8. Congrats, you taught your dog Say Your Prayers!
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