Shake Hands:  Start by having your dog sit. Say, “Shake hands,” and take his paw with your hand. Hold his paw and say, “Good dog!” Let go of his paw. Do this a few times every day.
TIP:
After a while, say, “Shake hands,” but don’t take his paw. See if he raises his paw by himself. If not, keep showing him what to do by saying, “Shake hands,” and taking his paw with your hand. Your dog is not slow; he is just learning!

Speak:  Choose a game that your dog loves to play, like catch with a ball, or hide and seek with a toy. Then get him excited by saying, “Let’s play! Want to play?” and show him the ball or toy. Jump and act silly so he barks and then say, “Good dog, speak!” Then play the game as his reward for learning “Speak”.
TIP:
You can’t make a dog bark, but you can get him happy and excited so he wants to bark. After a while, your dog will bark when you say, “Speak.”

Come:  Have your dog sit in front of you. Using a dog whistle from your local pet store, blow it once and give your dog a treat. Do this several times and repeat several times during the day. Repeat this over several days, trying it a increased distances. Your dog should soon be running to you every time he hears the whistle.
TIP:
Us a small, but tasty treat, one that your dog really loves. After your dog will come to you from different areas in the house, move outside, to fenced areas only. When you notice your dog is a little distracted, give the whistle a blow and see if he comes. By now, he should be coming. If not, go back to shorter distances without distractions and take the steps a bit slower.    More to Come…

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Step 1 Off! Give this verbal command when a dog is jumping up on a person. You may also use this command when a dog is on furniture. Never use the command “down” in these situations. The “down” command has a different meaning.

Step 2 Sit! Give this verbal command when you want the dog to sit. Use the command in combination pushing the rear end of the dog to the floor with your left hand while pulling up on the leash with your right.

Step 3 Stay! Use this verbal command when you want the dog to remain seated as you continue to walk forward. Use this command with your left hand palm facing forward, fingers pointing down and moving right to left in front of the dog’s nose.

Step 4 Down! Use this command when you want the dog to lower its chest to the floor, while still on its paws. This is a down and ready position.

Step 5 Heel! Use this command when you are walking your dog. Position the dog on your left side with its shoulder next to your leg. Tug on the leash to position the dog while you issue the command.

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