Things You'll Need:
- Time, treats, patience.
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Step 1
Get your dog to sit in font of you.
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Step 2
Hold a treat in your closed hand. Let the dog sniff it (but not eat it).
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Step 3
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.
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Step 4
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.
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Step 5
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.







