How To Train A Dog To Swap Paws
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When your dog is giving you a paw a great spin is to ask for the other paw instead. This is another trick that will come quite naturally to your dog. It will become established with reinforcement.
- When your dog offers a paw reinforce and reward so that he knows he has it right then show him a second reward.
- Add the command word and wait.
- Your dog may swap the paw immediately or need more encouragement. When he does swap the paw reinforce and reward then repeat the previous two stages.
Top tip; keep the treats close in order to prevent your dog wandering away, he will know if the treat is near his nose that he is on the right track by offering a paw. He just needs to work out that the other paw is required.
Dog trainers love this trick because it looks neat and encourages the dog to think for reward.
