How To
By
sweeneic,
eHow Member
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Get your dog to sit in font of you.
Step2
Hold a treat in your closed hand. Let the dog sniff it (but not eat it).
Step3
Pull the treat away a little. The dog should REALLY want this treat. He may poke your closed hand with his nose. He may whimper and whine.
Step4
When the dog gets so eager for your treat that he puts his paw on your hand, give an auditory reward (something the dog can hear - a clicker or the word "yes", for example). Immediately after the auditory reward, open your hand and let the dog eat the treat.
Step5
Repeat 1-4 until the dog gives you his paw every time. Then add a verbal command - "Paw" or "Shake" - when you hold your hand out.
Repeat 1-5 until the dog does it every time.