Pet Talk Training Course #2 - GIVE PAW

[Kfamr]

I taught "paw" or "shake hands" by:

Putting the dog in a "SIT."
Taking the paw in my hand while saying the command of my choice.
Once I had the paw in my hand, I'd praise them.

They quickly learned that if thier paw is in my hand, they get rewarded.


Some dogs just don't like thier paws being touched. Kiara is one of them. She'll often give me her paw but only let me have it for a SHORT time and then she quickly pulls it away.

[Suki Wingy]

He learned it so long ago I can't remember how. We do shake and high 5. I'll have to get a video of shake this week. He'll only give me his left paw though, He'll barley let me touch the right one.
Attached is high 5.

[cyber-sibes]

I taught Star very early on to give paw. I would have her sit, then say "shake", then pick up her paw & shake it, followed by a treat. She caught on real quick.
Sherman was already an adult when we got him, and he HATES having his paws touched. So far I have been unsuccessful in teaching him anything but sit, which he does most beautifully, I might add!

I think Star is really a "south-paw"! It's the one she offers first.

[Canis-Lupess]

I find the method somebody else posted to be the most effective where you put a tasty treat in your hand and close your hand up when the dog tries to get it. Sooner or later, they try to displace your hand with their paw and then you praise them and open your hand up for them to have the treat.

Mine learnt within minutes. It might help to put your hand on the floor at first then gradually raise it up as the dog gets the idea. That way, the dog does all the work his his/her paw on their own rather than having it physically lifted by yourself. They get it much quicker if they do it themselves.

Now, my dogs automatically ask for any treats offered to them by giving a paw for it. They have to obey that command in order to get the treat. They do it to other people too and other people don't expect it, lol. They wave their paws frantically trying to touch the persons hand with them, lol. I have to explain what they are doing.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Put the dog in sit.

quickly poke the paw which will startle the dog into lifting it.

Tell her what a good girl she is. (or he, sorry everything is feminin for me )




It was pretty simple for Jenny. Just keep doing that over and over until you can remove the poke and use the word. I just used the word paw instead of give paw. Yea, I'm lazy and proud.

[Kfamr]

Hey - where's #3?