Praying Dog

Praying Dog

Purpose:  With training any behavior it will encourage a well-behaved dog, stimulate your dogs mind, and build a stronger relationship between you and your dog.  Training should be for a lifetime!

 

Criteria:  Dog places their front 2 paws up on your leg or chair while standing on their hind quarters.  Then brings their head between their front paws.

Que:

Visual:  Place your 2 hands together in a pray position.

Verbal:  Options:  ‘Say your prayers’, ‘go pray’, ‘pray’.

 

Pyramid (for paws on your leg):

  1. Sit in a chair.  Lure your dog to place their front paws on your leg.  Reward.  If you are having a hard time place your dogs front paws on your leg or lower your leg.  Reward.
  2. Reinforce this position 10 times before moving to step 3.
  3. With your dogs paws on your leg bring a treat between their front legs to lure their head between their legs.  Reward.
  4. You may have to reinforce small movements of the head between their legs.
  5. Slowly increase the duration their head is between their legs.
  6. Repeat steps 3 – 5 10 times.
  7. Once you feel your dog is understanding.  Introduce your visual and verbal que.
  8. Fade the food.

 

Pyramid (for paws on the chair):

  1. Stand next to a chair.  Lure your dog to place their front paws on the chair.  Reward.  If you are having a hard time place your dogs front paws on the chair or lower your leg.  Reward.
  2. Reinforce this position 10 times before moving to step 3.
  3. With your dogs paws on the chair bring a treat between their front legs to lure their head between their legs.  Reward.
  4. You may have to reinforce small movements of the head between their legs.
  5. Slowly increase the duration their head is between their legs.
  6. Repeat steps 3 – 5, a minimum of 10 times.
  7. Once you feel your dog is understanding.  Introduce your visual and verbal que.
  8. Fade the food.
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