Dog Tricks - Teach Your Dog to Sit Up and Crawl

Jon L Martin

Sit Up

This is a trick that may be too difficult for some dogs to do because of physical limitations. On the other hand, terrier breeds such as Westies, Bostons, and Cairns are particularly good at it.

Before you begin training, it's a good idea to test the dog's physical limitations. To do this, first put on his leash, and then pull the dog straight up until he is sitting on his haunches and see if he can hold the position for a few seconds. If he holds the position, he can do the trick, and give him a treat and praise.

Start by having the dog sit in front of you while on his leash. Begin pulling the dog up with the leash while saying, "Sit up," then drop the leash and stand back. If the dog stays up, praise him highly; if not, repeat the command until the trick is mastered. If necessary, you can also hold his paws up and say, "Stay!"

Crawling

This command is, of course, one of the staples in the motion picture business, and is one of the oddest things to see a dog do. Therefore it is one of the more satisfying tricks to teach.

You should start training for the trick with the dog in the down position. Place one of your hands on the dog's shoulders and hold a tasty tidbit close to his nose. Keeping your hand in place, tell the dog to crawl. If he tries to get up, keep a little pressure on his shoulders so that he knows you want him to stay down. When the dog has done one step crawling, praise him and repeat until the dog can do one step without any help and starts to grasp what the "crawl" command is all about. When he can do this, repeat the procedure until he can do several steps, then give him the same command from a standing position, rather than a down position.

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What Are the Different Types of Dog Training?

What Are the Different Types of Dog Training?
By  W. Wylie

Dog training can take many different forms however two of the most common forms are obedience training and crate training. The goal of these forms of training is to address underlying behaviors in the dog to encourage them to do more of the behaviors the owners want and less of the behaviors the owners don't want. Common areas of dog training will key on housebreaking, responsiveness to commands, barking, socialization, and more. The goal through any dog training is to develop the dog in such a way that they respond to the master and still have high self esteem.

The two methods used regardless of the underlying dog training type will always be positive and negative reinforcement. The goals of these two methods are too encourage a certain type of behavior with positive reinforcement or discourage a certain type of behavior with negative reinforcement. By combining the two methods, you can also develop a synergistic effect where you are able to replace bad behaviors with good ones and even have the opportunity to build on prior training to achieve more advanced training.

Another key aspect that is important to understand regardless of which form or method of dog training is used is the importance of consistency in application. Dog owners must train their dogs over and over again each day to get the best results otherwise they risk the dog being unable to appreciate the purpose of the training. However, by doing it daily, the dog can recognize what is considered bad behavior and stop doing it or continue to do the good behavior. After some time, the need for daily training can be decreased and only needs the occasional refresher training. Of course, many dog owners will also build on their existing training to develop further skills in their dogs too.

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