[yorkietalkjilly]

I totally taught Tibbe to shake without treats by just reaching down and taking his paw, saying "Shake" and shaking it. Then I would take the other paw, say "Shake" and shake it. I did that over and over and over for 3-10 times x3 daily for about two or three days and one time I reached down to take his first paw into my hand and he raised his own paw first. I grinned, said "yes", took the offered paw and shook it and then shoot the other one. Before too much longer he was offering one paw, I'd say "shake" and then "yes", we shake and I'm smile and reach for the other which he was already offering and I would repeat the "shake", say "yes" as I'd shake the offered paw, smile and start over with reaching for the first paw again, which he was offering. Eventually I did start to give him a treat after a few shakes but this is one trick he learned entirely by just repetition, smiling, keeping it fun and him wanting to please.

To teach him to "High Five", I just held my hand up very high with a treat nearby and he reached up high to no doubt offer a shake but I said "yes" when I hit his paw back instead of shaking it and praised him. It took him back a bit but in time, he was on board with offering his paw high up and hitting it against mine instead of shaking when I said "High Five" and then going on to the other paw for the same. So I raise my hand up high, say "High Five" as the command, we hit paw to hand, I say "yes" to mark and then praise. Eventually you cut out the "yes" marking word as they no longer need it - just the command, the trick and the praise and treat. But this one trick I just taught him sitting around whenever he was near and we could have a little repetition time. Now he'll come dancing across the floor on only 3 legs with one paw raised up high when you offer a high hand flattened out toward him and say "High Five"! He just loves doing it. And he still shakes when you put your hand down low and/or say "Shake". We High Five a lot during ball games on TV!