How to Teach a Dog to Shake

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Summary: One of the easiest tricks to teach your dog is to shake. Once your dog knows how to shake you can teach other tricks like wave and high five. You can teach this trick in about 5 minutes, so let me tell you how.

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By Eric Letendre
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Eric Letendre, author of the book "The Amazing Dog Training Man," has been professionally training dogs for the past 20 years and has helped literally thousands of dog owners learn...read more

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Have your dog sit in front of you.

  2. Step 2

    While your dog is sitting in front of you give your dog the command "Shake."

  3. Step 3

    If your dog does not raise her paw, tap the back of your dog's paw with your right hand.

  4. Step 4

    As soon as your dog raises her paw tell her "Good dog" and give her the treat.

  5. Step 5

    Keep repeating until your dog starts to lift her paw when you say "Shake."

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