August 10, 2011

Teach Dog to Down

Teach Dog to Down the Easy Way

Teach dog to down is the next step after you have mastered How to Teach Dog Sit .

If you haven’t mastered sit then go to the link above and practise this first, once you feel confident that your puppy has a full understanding of sit then it will be time to move onto Teach dog to down.

Teach Dog To Down

So lets get started.

Ask your Lab puppy to sit, and show him you have a treat in your hand.
Then close your hand over the treat, and lower your hand to the floor.

If you do this your lab puppy will follow your hand (and the smell of the treat) and his head will come down to the floor level.

Keep your hand closed,and in this position. After a few moments, your puppy will drop down on his forequarters in a effort to get a treat.

If you are lucky, his hindquarters will follow, and your lab puppy will now be in the down position.When he is in this position say the command down and give him the treat.

Sometimes your puppy might be reluctant to go into the down position, so you will need to gently apply pressure to his shoulder, this will help him to get into the correct pose. When he is give him the treat and lots of praise.

Repeat the exercise again using the “Down command” this will help your puppy to associate the word with the action.

When you feel your puppy has got the hang of this down command, wait a little longer before you give him his treat, this will teach him to maintain his position.

When you first start to Teach Dog to Down you will need to crouch down next to him, to encourage him into position. But as he gets use to the down command you will be able to stand after giving your Lab puppy the Down command.

Before you know it your new Labrador puppy will be obeying your down command and you won’t even have to give him a treat.

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Good luck with your Teach Dog to Down.

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