The best way to teach your dog tricks is to make it fun and rewarding for him. Use praise and small treats to reward your dog.
Practice new tricks only a few minutes at a time. You never want your dog to get bored when learning tricks.
Here ’s how to do it:

Teaching “Sit”

Hold a treat in front of the dog ’s nose,just out of the dog ’s reach. Raise the treat toward the top of the dog ’s head. When the dog ’s head follows the treat up,the dog ’s rear end will go down.When the dog ’s rear is solidly on the floor,give the dog the treat and praise him. If the dog jumps up rather than sits, you are holding the treat too high. If the dog backs up, try teaching the command with a wall behind the dog.

Teaching “Down”

Start with the dog sitting in front of you. Hold a treat near his face, then move the treat down toward the floor.Wait a moment, holding the treat close in to the dog ’s body, then
move the treat slowly away from the dog. Be patient with this exercise – it may not work perfectly the first time.If the dog gets up instead of laying down, try again. Once the dog
lays down, praise him and give him the treat.

Teaching “Stand”

Start with the dog sitting in front of you.Slowly move the treat toward your body and take one step back. As the dog follows the treat,she will stand up. Give her the treat as soon
as she is standing.

Teaching “Sit ” from “Down”

Start with the dog laying down.Hold a treat in front of the dog ’s nose,keeping the treat close to his nose. Slowly raise the treat up over his head. As he follows the treat,he will
move into a sit. Give him the treat as soon as he is sitting.

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