If you are a good trainer and your dog is clever and well educated, then "giving the paw" is a blessing. Of course, you are right in some ways, but it's not that tragic to teach your dog that. It's not as bad as you make it sound. All my dogs loved this trick and they don't use it just when they want something, sometimes they use it just for fun. They also give the paws to each other. 🤭
I taught my dog high five instead. And she learned it one day, the day I came home after a week away. She was sad and when I came back she was super needy. Laying in my lap, pawing the air in my face. Taught her high five that night, no treats required.
Now whenever she thinks I’m upset with her, I’ll say “high five!” And she’ll paw my hand, immediately knowing I’m happy to see her! It’s her favorite trick and it never requires a treat.
From high five I just lower my hand say shake and she guesses what it means lol still no treats required.
Like all tricks and commands, context is key. I could say don’t teach your dog “speak” because they’ll just bark for attention. …true for some dogs, but my dog hates to bark at home. Instead she’ll sneeze at you for some food. Side note, “achoo” is still my favorite trick I taught her lol I laugh every time which is why she does it unprompted
However…. When training cutting nails, I would warn him before I would touch his paw. And then all of a sudden one day he offered his paw when I said paw. (Duh, I mean, come one… how dumb could one be…)
In the end though, it's been useful. It works for cooperative care for nail cutting, and for drying wet paws after a walk. It's not the paw on it's own that I reward, it's the nail cutting and drying. So he doesn't really paw me all that often. But… I'm not too sad about him offering it when I ask now.
I agree I have a year -old Australian Cattle Dog. I never taught her that but she is a natural in stead of nuzzling if she wants attention she paws. I am 70 years-old and on blood thinners. If I am not careful she has me bleeding. She is getting better but not perfect yet.
I literally just started our first paw training session this morning with my 7month old Cane Corso. You saved me from a future of heavy, claw slaps. Thank you 🫡
I accidentally thought my dog to destroy everything made from paper (started with a the cardboard roll from toilet tissue). Lost like 20 important documents ranging from school papers to birth certificates
My dog is pretty big but whenever he paws he does it in the air and I’m the one who has to grab his paw. He does this rarely except when he wants me to feed him faster.
yeah whenever my dog jasper is told to sit he gives his paw resulting in arm scratches and leg bruises we are regretting all our life decisions trying to undo his bad habits lol
My trick was to open the backyard door and the two dogs would sit at the entrance and wait and then I would cry "havoc" and the dogs would storm into the house.. and then lay down by the couch or lay down by my computer workstation.
I wouldn't do this if you had wood floors near the door but it was fine in my case because I had tile and a rug.
They could do the paw thing but I never gave them treats for it. I would put them on the head and massage their shoulders and neck a little bit so they didn't get manic about it.
And I trained them to walk calmly beside and a little behind me. That was the best trick you can teach your dog.
I watched Cesar and every suggestion he made worked fantastically with my dogs. So training was a breeze.
My Saint Bernard has always done this and I didn’t teach it. lol I need tot rain her to stop because that big ole paw hurts. She just smacks me and she doesn’t mean to. I’ve got her to stay down pretty well, but I’m working on getting her to not rush out the door when I open it to the back yard or feeding time.
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I LOVE YOUR DOGS ❤❤❤❤
I don’t teach my dogs this either our family dog growing up used to do it all the time if you even looked at her it was annoying as hell
He is absolutely correct!
My Bernadoodle puts his paw on me when he wants something, but I never trained him to give a paw.
My lab hates paw
If you are a good trainer and your dog is clever and well educated, then "giving the paw" is a blessing. Of course, you are right in some ways, but it's not that tragic to teach your dog that. It's not as bad as you make it sound. All my dogs loved this trick and they don't use it just when they want something, sometimes they use it just for fun. They also give the paws to each other. 🤭
I think there are worse things.
I taught my dog high five instead. And she learned it one day, the day I came home after a week away. She was sad and when I came back she was super needy. Laying in my lap, pawing the air in my face. Taught her high five that night, no treats required.
Now whenever she thinks I’m upset with her, I’ll say “high five!” And she’ll paw my hand, immediately knowing I’m happy to see her! It’s her favorite trick and it never requires a treat.
From high five I just lower my hand say shake and she guesses what it means lol still no treats required.
Like all tricks and commands, context is key. I could say don’t teach your dog “speak” because they’ll just bark for attention. …true for some dogs, but my dog hates to bark at home. Instead she’ll sneeze at you for some food.
Side note, “achoo” is still my favorite trick I taught her lol I laugh every time which is why she does it unprompted
oh yea my dog deffintely does that good things he is a small dog
I used paw to teach my dog lots of important things so dont speak for all dogs, all dogs are different
I was adamant not to teach paw to my dog.
However…. When training cutting nails, I would warn him before I would touch his paw. And then all of a sudden one day he offered his paw when I said paw. (Duh, I mean, come one… how dumb could one be…)
In the end though, it's been useful. It works for cooperative care for nail cutting, and for drying wet paws after a walk. It's not the paw on it's own that I reward, it's the nail cutting and drying. So he doesn't really paw me all that often. But… I'm not too sad about him offering it when I ask now.
I agree I have a year -old Australian Cattle Dog. I never taught her that but she is a natural in stead of nuzzling if she wants attention she paws. I am 70 years-old and on blood thinners. If I am not careful she has me bleeding. She is getting better but not perfect yet.
I literally just started our first paw training session this morning with my 7month old Cane Corso. You saved me from a future of heavy, claw slaps. Thank you 🫡
Boy what
i would love for my dane shepherd to paw, but the paws themselves are deadly😂😂😂
Ya my dog dose that
I accidentally thought my dog to destroy everything made from paper (started with a the cardboard roll from toilet tissue). Lost like 20 important documents ranging from school papers to birth certificates
I think this man might be a dog
She seems like such a great guardian. Consistently on alert, protecting her leader.❤
MAKES NO SENSE
My dog is pretty big but whenever he paws he does it in the air and I’m the one who has to grab his paw. He does this rarely except when he wants me to feed him faster.
Absolutely
I taught paw my husky, it was the easiest trick to master haha
Too late
yeah whenever my dog jasper is told to sit he gives his paw resulting in arm scratches and leg bruises we are regretting all our life decisions trying to undo his bad habits lol
My trick was to open the backyard door and the two dogs would sit at the entrance and wait and then I would cry "havoc" and the dogs would storm into the house.. and then lay down by the couch or lay down by my computer workstation.
I wouldn't do this if you had wood floors near the door but it was fine in my case because I had tile and a rug.
They could do the paw thing but I never gave them treats for it. I would put them on the head and massage their shoulders and neck a little bit so they didn't get manic about it.
And I trained them to walk calmly beside and a little behind me. That was the best trick you can teach your dog.
I watched Cesar and every suggestion he made worked fantastically with my dogs. So training was a breeze.
My Saint Bernard has always done this and I didn’t teach it. lol I need tot rain her to stop because that big ole paw hurts. She just smacks me and she doesn’t mean to. I’ve got her to stay down pretty well, but I’m working on getting her to not rush out the door when I open it to the back yard or feeding time.
I think speak is the worst for the same reason
My dog already paws at every. I put words to it and she only gets a treat if she places her paw in my hand. It's helped a ton
I tought my dog „paw „ and he doesn’t offer me paw when I don’t „ask „ to
Yeah my cane corso paws at me on a daily basis.. she’s an attention hog