Teach Your Dog To Bow Overview
Teach your dog to bow with this dog training exercise from the Dog Training Planner.
This is a cute trick that your dog can show off to your friends. You will need plenty of treats and a clicker to teach your dog to bow. Remember to be consistent when training your dog and ensure that you have good timing when clicking and rewarding.
The 3 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 completely avoid confusion, you might like to get your paws on my Dog Training Planner).
Step 1: Lure
With a treat in hand, lure your dog into position. If they go into a down position, put your arms underneath them to hold up their back end. Treat and reward any downward movement.
Step 2: Hand Signal
When your dog understands the position, introduce a hand signal. Make sure it is different to the down-hand signal and do it with a treat in the opposite hand. Treat and reward when your dog is in position.
Step 3: Verbal Command
Give the command, “Bow” just before the hand signal. Once they understand what you expect of them, you can fade out the hand signal.
Final Thoughts
This trick may take a long time, but keep practising and use high-value treats for the best results. If your dog prefers to learn with a toy – listen to your dog.
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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