How to train a Chow Chow to play dead

1. Let the Chow Chow lie down, and then the owner squats in front of the Chow Chow;

2. Put a piece of dog snack in the palm of your hand and let the Chow Chow see it;

3. Close your palms and make them look like pistols;

4. The most critical thing is here. Use your hand in the shape of a gun to go around the back of the Chow Chow's neck. At this time, the Chow Chow wants to eat snacks, so its head will turn accordingly;

5. After wrapping around the neck, continue to move your wrist in the direction you want the Chow Chow to fall;

6. In this case, the Chow Chow will lie down, but its head will still be raised. At this time, the owner will make a shooting sound, such as "bia";

7. At the end, feed the snacks to the Chow Chow and praise them;

8. Go back to the beginning of the cycle and do not train the Chow for more than 10 minutes each time;

Steps of "playing dead" in Chow Chow training

1: Chow Chow learns to lie down

This task is relatively simple. If the Chow Chow did not fall spontaneously, we can gently push the Chow Chow down with our hands and follow the instructions to lie down. The difficulty is for the Chow to lie down in time for the sound of the gunshot. When we shoot, that is, after we imitate the sound of shooting, if the dog does not fall off, we need to push it down with our hands and comfort it. Makes it feel like lying down is a pleasure. After lying down, the dog can get certain touches or rewards. Over time, it can associate gunshots with lying down without having to give a "code."

Two: Don’t move around after the Chow Chow lies down

Let the Chow Chow lie down and don’t move around. This is the key to the success or failure of the Chow Chow's show of pretending to be dead. If the Chow Chow is "resurrected" without the owner's order, then the performance will obviously become a comedy. When the Chow Chow lies down, the Chow Chow will try to get up after a while. At this time, you have to say "no" to it and press it down again. After the Chow Chow lies down quietly, give food encouragement. Remember, do not issue the "lie down" command again, nor call its name. Make it understand that this is a continuation of the previous command, and the command has not been lifted. It must wait until the owner calls the Chow Chow's name. Let the Chow get up. This training of lying down and delaying also needs to be slowly extended for a longer period of time, and cannot be achieved overnight or in a hurry. This process seems simple, but it is actually not easy to operate. Delayed training requires the patience of the Chow Chow and the owner.

Three: Keep the Chow Chow lying down and encourage it

Although some will not get up on their own, they may jump up after being stimulated. For example, we gently stir the Chow Chow with our feet, or hear unusual noises, and for the training effect, we need to improve this situation. If the Chow tries to get up, it is still necessary to stop it in time and say "no", then let the Chow keep its lying posture and give encouragement.

The best training period for Chow Chow

1. The ideal training time is about 70 days after the Chow puppy is born. In addition, daily training begins on the day the puppy arrives home and proceeds slowly according to the plan. At this stage, the Chow puppies are not infected with any bad habits and are relatively weak, which saves effort for the breeders.

2. One year after the Chow Chow is born, the Chow Chow can reach adulthood and its physical strength will also increase a lot. If you want to train at this stage, it will take a certain amount of physical strength and a certain amount of patience. For example, if you want to hold a Chow Chow weighing about 9 kilograms and prevent it from running forward or jumping, if it barks for no reason during the walk, urinates anywhere, pounces on people when it sees it, etc., it will be more laborious to correct. . If it takes 2-3 months to correct a Chow Chow puppy, it will take longer to correct an adult Chow Chow.

3. Chow Chow grows fastest in the first year after birth. During this period, the brain gradually develops and matures, which is also a critical period for Chow Chow to learn well and learn bad things. Therefore, this year is the best time to train Chow Chow. But don’t think that the Chow Chow has grown up and cannot be trained anymore. In fact, no matter how old the Chow Chow is, it can be trained. However, it takes more physical strength and more patience than training a Chow Chow puppy.