How to teach a puppy the command "Give paw"?

Why does a puppy need to know the “Give paw” command? To please the owner and family members with a friendly gesture? Not only for this reason! Knowing the command will make it much easier to wash the paws after a walk or inspect the pads for damage. And training (if it is carried out correctly) develops intelligence and teaches teamwork. In our article we will tell you how to teach a puppy to give a paw. It’s not difficult at all. Read and try!

Command the puppy to “Sit!” so that he sits in front of you.
Command “Give a paw!”.
Take the puppy’s paw just above the wrist and lift it up. Hold on a little.
Praise your dog (“Good,” “Well done”) and give him a treat.
Put your paw back.
Repeat the exercise 3-4 more times.
Periodically return to the exercise and repeat it until it is fully consolidated.

How to teach a puppy the command Give paw?

To accustom a puppy to the “Give a paw” command, they begin at the age of 3 months.

When the puppy learns to accurately execute the command, complicate it a little. Now your task: to teach to give paws in turn. After executing the command and returning the paw to its place, give a new command: “Another paw!”. Proceed as in the first case. Raise your paw, praise your dog with your voice and a treat, and put the paw back in place. Repeat the exercise several times.

The success of training – in a combination of exactingness and friendly attitude. Teaching commands should evoke exclusively positive associations in the puppy. Then the information will be assimilated much easier!

The command “Give me a paw!” quite simple, and dogs capable of training master it very quickly. The main thing to remember is that repetition is the mother of learning. If you perfected a command and then didn’t remember it for two months, don’t expect your puppy to remember it. Every day, four-legged fidgets absorb tons of new information, and what is not practiced quickly disappears from their memory.