How to Teach Your Dog to Take Your Socks Off
Introduce your dog to a sock., Don't click unless the dog takes the sock in his mouth., Click when your dog has the sock in his mouth without you holding it. , Put the sock on your toes so that it can be easily drawn off., Draw the sock to the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Introduce your dog to a sock.
Make the sock really interesting by waving it about or even putting a doggy treat inside it.
Use a clicker, click, and reward when the dog sniffs at the sock.
Keep doing this until the dog understands. , The dog doesn't have to hold it, just open his mouth over it.
Make sure the dog understands this.,, Don't say or do anything, just wait until the dog draws the sock off your toes.
When he does, click and reward., Click when the dog draws the sock off., Click when the dog draws the sock off., If the dog is not careful, cry out "ouch!" and take your foot away immediately.
Then offer him the foot again.
When the dog draws the sock off without hurting you, click and reward him enthusiastically., Hold out one foot at a time and let the dog draw the sock off., Click and reward the dog if he takes them off.
If the dog doesn't take your socks off, go through the process outlined in this article, but with the new socks., When you see the dog is going to take your socks off, say "socks off" (or something similar).
Say this every time the dog takes your socks off., If the dog takes your socks out without you asking about him, take your feet away.
Then you show him your feet again, and this time you say your command.
Click if the dog takes your socks off.
Test him again.
Don't click if he takes your socks off spontaneously. -
Step 2: Don't click unless the dog takes the sock in his mouth.
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Step 3: Click when your dog has the sock in his mouth without you holding it.
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Step 4: Put the sock on your toes so that it can be easily drawn off.
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Step 5: Draw the sock to the middle of your foot.
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Step 6: Draw the sock to your heel.
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Step 7: Put the sock on your foot completely.
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Step 8: Put both your socks on your feet.
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Step 9: Change your socks and put a lot of different socks on your feet.
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Step 10: Time to use a command!
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Step 11: Now you won't say anything
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Step 12: to test the dog.
Detailed Guide
Make the sock really interesting by waving it about or even putting a doggy treat inside it.
Use a clicker, click, and reward when the dog sniffs at the sock.
Keep doing this until the dog understands. , The dog doesn't have to hold it, just open his mouth over it.
Make sure the dog understands this.,, Don't say or do anything, just wait until the dog draws the sock off your toes.
When he does, click and reward., Click when the dog draws the sock off., Click when the dog draws the sock off., If the dog is not careful, cry out "ouch!" and take your foot away immediately.
Then offer him the foot again.
When the dog draws the sock off without hurting you, click and reward him enthusiastically., Hold out one foot at a time and let the dog draw the sock off., Click and reward the dog if he takes them off.
If the dog doesn't take your socks off, go through the process outlined in this article, but with the new socks., When you see the dog is going to take your socks off, say "socks off" (or something similar).
Say this every time the dog takes your socks off., If the dog takes your socks out without you asking about him, take your feet away.
Then you show him your feet again, and this time you say your command.
Click if the dog takes your socks off.
Test him again.
Don't click if he takes your socks off spontaneously.
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