How to Teach Your Dog to Speak
Teaching a dog to speak on command can be difficult, especially with dogs that are usually calm. But teaching your dog to speak is an impressive feat. And with practice, nearly every dog can be trained to speak on command.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Challenging
Instructions
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Excite your dog by playing; your pup is more likely to bark when he's excited. Run around, chase him or throw a ball, then bring him back to a central location to begin training.
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Hold out a treat so your dog can see it but not reach it. By instinct, she should start whining for it or barking. If she does not, wave it around, walk away or hide the treat and then bring it out again.
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Reward him for good behavior by giving him the treat immediately and praise him for completing the trick.
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Assign a command to the behavior by repeating Steps 2 and 3 with the addition of a command cue. This may be "Bark," "Speak" or whatever short cue you choose. With repetition, the dog will associate this word with the trick.
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Reinforce your dog's learning by saying your cue word whenever you hear her bark. This will teach her to associate the word with the trick.
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Tips & Warnings
Have patience. This trick will take a few days.
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Comments
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I'll try this :)
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my dog bonnie does that aswell! she looks at me like...hey ur a dumb person! haha... or if i say speak she jumps up and looks at me like ...what the hell? feed me treats i jump up and u not giving me any?... i realy need help!
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sarswimmer0718
Jan 06, 2010
just put the dog down and get another one that will. just kidding. I'm frustrated too. My german shepherd will not speak no matter what... but he know how to sit, lay down, roll over, play dead, shake, and just doesn't want to learn how to speak on command... blahhh. he just sits and stares at me like... boy you're dumb, just feed me my treat. any suggestions? -
Jennifer Wagaman
Mar 09, 2009
how do you get your dog to bark if nothing seems to work?! I tried the doorbell, I tried teasing with a treat, I tried teasing with a toy, nothing. My dog jumps up on me all excited, then sits and looks confused when she doesn't get the toy or treat.
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Jennifer Wagaman
Mar 09, 2009
how do you get your dog to bark if nothing seems to work?! I tried the doorbell, I tried teasing with a treat, I tried teasing with a toy, nothing. My dog jumps up on me all excited, then sits and looks confused when she doesn't get the toy or treat.
