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Old 06-30-2007, 02:22 AM   #3
FirstYorkie
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Originally Posted by pamelakay View Post
The funny thing is, sometimes when I say "down," (and I move my hand in a downward motion), he'll kinda just go after my hand to chew on it OR he'll lie down and THEN go after my hand.
Sounds like you need to - very gradually - give your hand signal higher and higher such that your hand isn't so close to him. I am standing perfectly straight when I make a "down" hand signal.

You could also gradually switch to a verbal cue only if you wanted.
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