How to train a dog to shake hands to greet the New Year

1. Shake hands

1. Every time Call your dog's name before feeding to familiarize your dog with your name.

2. Take the snacks that the dog likes to eat, let the cat taste it first, then call the dog’s name and give the handshake command. After giving the command, take the dog’s hand and shake it twice. Then give it a small treat as a reward.

3. After repeating the second step several times, the dog will form a conditioned reflex and learn to shake hands.

2. New Year greetings

1. Hold a small piece of dried meat or something the dog likes to eat on weekdays, and follow the command "New Year greetings" (or "Bye Bye") and "Thank you"), and at the same time, place the "bait" in front of its nose, about 10 cm away, at a 45-degree angle, and slowly pull it upward to lure the dog to stand up slowly. If it wants to eat dried meat, it will slowly stand up according to your gestures.

2. At the beginning, even if you can stand up for just one second, it doesn’t matter. You will definitely stand for longer in the future. Don’t give it small pieces of jerky right away when it first starts standing. See if it can stand up straighter and longer. The longer its body is stretched, the higher its stability. In order to maintain balance, it will naturally start to make Preparatory actions for "New Year greetings".

3. Some dogs will spread their front paws apart, or even move up and down. It doesn’t look like a gesture of goodbye or congratulation. It doesn’t matter. You can help its front paws move closer together so that it can gradually get used to standing. At this time, the front paws will naturally close together.

4. Once the dog has stood for a long enough time and the front paws are naturally close together, and even starts to move up and down in order to balance the body, it means that your dog has learned how to do this. Happy New Year.