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5 Easy Tricks To Teach Your Dog

5 Easy Tricks to Teach Your Dog - in time for the holidays.

2. Spindog-spin-trick

To teach your dog to spin, begin with them standing or sitting in front of you. Hold a treat near their shoulder so they have to crane their neck slightly to reach it. Say “Yes!” or click, then give them the treat.

Next, hold another treat just a few inches past their shoulder, so they have to reach back to get it. Praise/reward, then continue to move the treat further and further so they have to turn in a full circle to reach the treat.

Once your dog has spun a few times, you can try it without a treat in your hand. When your dog successfully follows your hand as you make a circle, give them a treat with your other hand.

Begin to use a command like “Spin around”! Soon, you won’t need to have the dog follow your finger as you wave it in a circle – you can start making smaller and smaller circles. Gradually, you can teach your dog to spin when you make a small circling motion in the air.

lightbulb If you want to get fancy, you can do a spin of your own just before you ask your dog to spin. It’ll look adorable as your dog copies your spin. This can quickly turn into a whole doggy dance routine. It all starts with an easy spin!

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