![]() ![]() It would be interesting to have a video of you doing this in the ring setting. But that's just because Rocket Dog is on a hair trigger at all times. I've found (at this point) that verbal cues (that's it. For me it becomes like like a full body tourette's syndrome and before long it looks like I'm doing hand-jive.) But I digress. (only I'm trying to avoid the leg tapping and finger snapping. I'm lining the dog up like everyone else. I believe the hand down motion is a rhythm thing. But you have a great head start with his line behavior. You may be learning things along the way about how to fine line your dog in order to achieve the perfect trajectory for the much, much longer distances you'll be doing in the field. You should be way ahead of the game because he lines up with you so perfectly. I don't know why I find it funny but I do. He's looking at you as you explain things. Visit her on Twitter at and at love that dog in the video. She splits her time between New York City and Miami Beach, Florida, and is the author of the memoir The Bird Market of Paris. ![]() How to Keep Your Dog - and Yourself - Sane on Road TripsĪbout the author: Nikki Moustaki is a dog trainer, dog rescuer, and pet expert.5 Easy Backyard Games to Play With Your Dog.What You Need to Know About the Rabies Vaccine. ![]() Remember, your dog only understands a sharp word or praise as being attached to the last behavior that he has performed. Then ask your dog to come to you, and praise him for that behavior. When your dog is misbehaving (barking, digging, chewing, licking, etc.), say “no!” sharply, try to make eye contact with your dog, and make a fist in front of the center of your chest. The hand signal for no is the making of a fist. Hold your hands around torso level, elbows in toward your body and hands at a 45-degree angle, fingers apart, and wave your hands back and forth as you say “OK” or “free,” or whatever verbal release cue you’ve chosen. Over the years, I’ve used a variety of different hand signals, but I’ve settled on “jazz hands” as my favorite. The release cue ensures that your dog will only break the sit, down, and stay when you ask. Sit, down, and stay are useless without a release command. Don’t ask your dog to hold the stay position for very long at first - just a couple of seconds - and then use a release word and hand signal (see below) and call him to you. Stay is a tough command to learn, since it involves inaction rather than action. Start with your dog in a sit position and ask him to stay, holding your palm away from your body, facing your dog. This hand signal is typically taught in conjunction with the command, so most dogs have seen it before, but it’s a good one to reinforce. The hand signal for stay is a raised palm facing toward your dog. Woman giving the down command by Shutterstock. This hand signal tends to be easy to learn, because most people training down initially train by luring the dog’s nose to the ground with a treat, so there’s sort of a hand signal already associated with this command. Again, you can hold a treat between your fingers to gather his attention onto your hand. With your palm down, move your elbow from about chest level to mid-thigh (depending on your dog’s height - lower for shorter dogs). The hand signal for down is the opposite of the sit signal. ![]()
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