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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess  .....I had her first go into her sit mode and click and treat. Then I took a treat in my hand and then had her follow that to where my hand was hitting the floor but the treat was hidden under my fiingers. That way she almost had to hit the floor to get the treat once I clickered - and I used my pointer finger to actually point down and touch the floor while saying the lay down command. It took a while but now all I have to do now is point my finger down to the floor and she goes into her lay down... |
This is how we trained Coby too. He caught on really quickly luckily. However, what he does that infuriates me..... I have him in a sit, then I point to the ground and say "down". If my hand is anywhere close to the ground when pointing, he
throws both front paws in the air to get to the laying position. But by "throwing" his paws, he often hits my hand and knocks the treat loose, nabs it, and looks at me like, "But Mom, I did just what you said!" It's better now, because I don't have to lean down as much to put him in a down position, and he lays nicely. But if he calculates that I'm close enough......