Training Your Dog Or Puppy With Hand Signals

If you plan to give your dog a complete exercise program, you should add a hand gesture training. Did you know that 60% of exercise depends on physical speech? If you pay attention to what your body does when you train your dog or puppy with hand signal, you may find that there are already some evocative signs.

For example, many people lift off with the same foot as they go down. If you train your dog to bend, you will find that you follow the example of your foot movements and not the heel voice command.

Our voices change in volume and tone; Our body language is much easier to interpret for a dog. Dogs use body language to communicate with themselves. So they are used to giving and receiving communication: it is linked to their DNA.

What are the steps to train with hand signals?

Train first with hand signals. Always use a short command, preferably a word. Be consistent, otherwise he will confuse your dog.

Teach your dog to sit down. One way to do that is to hold the necklace and put a treat in front of your nose. The nose of the dog follows the treatment and his back touches the floor while sitting. Use the verbal "sit down" command to help the dog understand.

Once the basic action is understood, you can add the hand signal to the training. You have to get up and run your hand over the dog's face towards the chest. Run the hand gesture command again when you say "Sit".

Continue using the voice command with the hand signal until your dog understands. Then continue alone with the hand signal. Each workout takes time, but with endurance and patience you can train your dog with manual signals.

Some other hand signals that you want to try

Stay

Hold the palm in the stop position towards the nose. Your dog should see the palm of your hand right in front of his face.

Come

Extend your arm as if you were someone's hand, bend your elbow and place your hand over your chest until you touch the opposite shoulder. Do this slowly - you want to communicate clearly with your dog.

Lay or Drop

Lay your hand flat and palm down in front of you. Drop your hand while your palm is still lying flat in front of the dog as if you were pressing something.

First, you may need to exaggerate the movements and lower yourself further to the eyes of your dog to make sure you keep your attention. As your dog evolves, you can stand upright and determine your size.

Repeated practice leads to results

Repetition and positive reinforcement bring you the best results like everything else. Consistency and clear signals help your dog understand what he needs during training. You can train anywhere as soon as your dog has the basics. Before you give them their food, if you let them in the house, before you go for a walk and put the leash on. The list is endless, so you can train your dog or puppy.

Visit my blog, where you'll find this lesson on obedience training for your dog. You'll see some examples of things you can do today, right now, to teach this potentially life-saving skill to your dog.


References:
https://getfreedogtraining.com/training-dog-obedience-using-hand-signals/
https://www.freedogtrainingclasses.com/dog-obedience-training/