What is the easiest trick to teach a puppy?

By Puppyman • July 5, 2009 • Filed in: Puppy Tricks and Training

And how do we go by achieving it? =)
She can fool around fetch (but she doesn’t give it behind to me really easily)

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By Melody

teach her to watch you here are the steps:

“Look” Command

The command “Look” may seem very basic, but it is a stepping stone to all of the other obedience work you will be doing with your dog. This command allows you to get your dogs attention and relay the message that you are wanting him to pay attention to you. Distractible puppies often have a hard time mastering the “Look” command as they are rambunctious packages of energy who have a difficult time focusing on anything! This simple exercise will take patience. It is the foundation to all of the other training you do in the future.
Command Name: Look

Goal: To get your dog to pay attention! Eye contact is key!

Step 1: Prepare a high value treat- something soft and smelly usually works best! (I like tiny pieces of turkey dogs!) be creative, find out what your dog really loves!

Step 2: Let your dog smell the treat, then move the treat upwards away from your dog towards your body up to your face.

Step 3: When your dog makes eye contact with you – immediately praise and give her the treat. As soon as she understands the connection between the eye contact and the reward you can start adding the command “Look” into the exercise.

Step 4: When your dog understands this command, you need to lengthen the amount of time your dog has eye contact with you before you treat. Make it a game… the first time maybe only hold eye contact for 5 sec, then treat. Next hold eye contact for 10 sec and then treat. Your goal is to have your dog keeping eye contact with you for several minutes.

Tips: Try and keep the treat bag out of sight or your dog may spend more time focusing on where the treat came from and not where it is going!
Once your dog gets good at this command, start using the treats less as a lure and more as a reward. Do not move the treat and just use the command. When your dog looks in your eyes because she understands what you are asking – praise and treat!

By nathaniel b

a high five, put dog food on ur hand tape it or somethin, then let him smell it. after the high five, give him the dog food.

By fiona c

sit
you teach it by bringing the treat slightly above her nose and when she is about to put her butt on the ground say clearly sit and do it a few times. my puppy learned it in about one night.
then to teach her down, you have to have her sitting and bring a treat in between her front legs so she will put her head down and pull it out a small bit. then she will try stretch out and clearly say down.
one word commands are better because it is easier to learn

By psychochick

sit and shake are easy. All you have to do is say shake and grab his hand and shake it. Tell him good boy even if you grabbed his hand. Eventually he’ll figure it out. Sit is easy too. Say sit and push his butt to the floor. Tell him good boy and pet him. Let him know that you are happy with him. Dogs will do anything to please their owners. I taught my pittbull those tricks the first week I got him. He was only a few months old. It was easy.

By PASTRY QUEEN

teach her how to speak…my puppy learned it fast in less than 30 mins

By Sue M

Hi from grandma sue My first trick I taught benny was to sit up the poor little guy couldn’t sit up. I learned to physically show him how to sit up he learned really fast. Another trick is to shut the door this took a little more time. I took him to the door stood him in frount and tapped his feet on the door commanding close it wasn’t long and he started to close it.This trick is a lot of fun and took much more time. you command bang bang and he drops dead on the floor and rolls over.So back to square one physically lay him on the floor point your finger command bang bang and roll him over this one takes more time.Always remember loving and praising and puppy pepperonie bites.
GOOD LUCK grandma sue

By Ritchellei

Tricks are both enjoyable and extremely useful. Check this link for more information on dog training tricks.

http://dogtime.com/dog-training-tricks-dunbar.html

By Hermanita

"Pee on the floor" seems to come naturally to most