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Originally Posted by marcerella02  we use hand signals as well
for Sit- I hold my hand in a fist and start with it at my waist and raise it up to my chest area now i don't even have to say Sit... i just use the and command
for Lay down- my hand is still in a fist- i start with it roughly around her nose (just at that level.. doesn't have to be near her.. but you might need to start with that for Franklin) and then i lower it to the ground
For Stay- i just put a flat palm in front of her face
and for Wait (like if i am going to open the door adn i watn to go out first and i want her to wait.... ) i use an open palm and make an arc (i guess like i'm waving good bye) in front of her.
You'll have to use both the signals and the treat for a while.. but soon you wil only have to use the hand signals... when i want Layla to stay i still say STAY and use the hand command |
We do this too-hand signals actually work better than verbal commands... Cesar Milan talks about this on his shows, that dogs actually receive information with their nose, eyes, and THEN their ears. So, a visual command is going to be quicker to teach than an audible command.
I agree with Gracie2006 on phasing out the treats on every other command or so. We did this with our two-and they will do ANYTHING to get that treat
If we want to, we can get them to do 10+ things before they get a treat.