I think it helps to start out with tricks that the dog has more
of a propensity for. With Maddie, the speak command was
really easy, because she's very vocal. Murph, on the other
hand is a very quiet dog and I couldn't get him to do speak,
but I noticed he used his paws a lot in play, so we worked
on shake. This he excelled at.

I'd already taught him sit, so I'd first get him to sit, then lift
his paw and while shaking I'd say "Shake" and give him a
treat. He had it down so good after a few times, that the
next time I had a party at my house, he was going up to
each one of the guests and sitting in front of them, waving
his paw at them, until them gave him a potato chip.

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