Cover Eyes Dog Trick Overview
Discover how to make your dog look amazingly cute with this “cover eyes dog trick”, taken from the Dog Training Planner.
The 6 Steps
If you scroll down a bit, you’ll see that I’ve written out all the steps from the video for you. I know. I know. I really am that nice (lol).
Videos are great if you’re a visual learner!
Most people learn dog training drills best by first watching a video tutorial, and then having the written steps available during the training session, so they don’t get confused (Hey, if you want to avoid confusion completely, you might like to get your paws on my Dog Training Planner).
Step 1: Scotch Tape
Take a small piece of scotch tape and roll it up on its inside and place it just on top of your dog’s nose causing them to want to take it off (this provides you with the opportunity to capture the behaviour as it happens).
Because you don’t want to frustrate your dog only work on this for a short while.
Use a very high-value reward.
Step 2: Understanding The Tape
Have your dog lying down.
Gently put the tape on your dog’s nose and click. Give a treat as soon as he moves his paw to try and remove it.
Click for any paw movement.
Take the tape off after each click.
Step 3: Cover
Repeat step one and two and add the word cue (e.g. “Cover“) so your dog makes the association between action and cue.
Step 4: Sitting
Repeat step two with your dog in a sitting position.
Step 5: Remove
Do step three without the tape, but pretend you’re putting the tape on his nose but don’t have anything in your hands.
Step 6: Fade Out
Do step four while gradually fading out the hand signal.
Final Thoughts
Below are the top 6 benefits of teaching TRICKS to your dog…
Benefit 1: Prevention
Trick training is the ideal way to prevent unwanted behaviours (e.g. stopping your dog from jumping on people).
Benefit 2: Teaches
Tricks training teaches your dog what you would like them to do (e.g. train your dog to pick up their toys). If you don’t “teach your dog”, they’ll create chaos in your household.
Benefit 3: Redirect
Redirecting your dog’s attention by asking them to do a trick, helps redirect their anxieties to something they enjoy doing. Most dogs get anxious when bored!
Benefit 4: Fitness
Tricks training is like a human going to clown school to learn juggling. It’s amazing for their overall fitness (builds muscles, stretches stiff joints, and builds stamina) and keeps their minds agile.
Benefit 5: Injury
Tricks training helps prevent injury (thanks to the fitness gained from doing the tricks).
Benefit 6: Focus
Tricks training will improve your dog’s focus. As dogs get older their concentration can slip (just like humans). Focused concentration on tricks allows your dog’s brain to feel fit. Dogs can get foggy brains just as much as humans.
Before you go, read on to discover the secret sauce to dog training success...
Loving Leadership
Have a philosophy of loving leadership when training your dog.
As a loving leader, you should be constantly working on the communication pathways with your dog. At the bare minimum, your dog should also have some basic commands such as the lie-down command, sit command, and stay command.
When your dog knows a few basic dog obedience commands he or she will feel loved because they know what you want and have no anxiety or fear about what they should be doing and when.
Once your dog has a few commands under his or her belt (I mean, collar), practice behaviour dog training, command dog training and tricks dog training regularly to ensure your dog is physically and mentally healthy. As you are probably acutely aware, untrained dogs have a way of taking over the control of a home if not taught otherwise (which can be a nightmare). A trained dog, however, will bring years of doggie love to your household.
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