Golden Retrievers are very smart, and in addition to being excellent family companions, many people have started training their Golden Retrievers to learn to shake hands, get down, and other actions, and there seems to be nothing they can’t learn. So how do you train a Golden Retriever to learn to shake hands with people? What are the steps of training? Step 1: First, use the Golden Retriever’s favorite toy or snack to induce the dog to sit, and the owner to half squat in front of the dog. Step 2: The owner holds the snack in one hand and puts one hand on the floor in front of the Golden Retriever, then gives the command “shake hands”, the dog will raise the upper body because of the snack and try to get the snack, the owner holds the dog’s front paw with his hand, then completes the action of shaking hands. Step 3: Some dogs won’t lift their front paws voluntarily, so you can shake the snack and make a sound to get the Golden Retriever’s attention. Owners can also use their hands to gently touch the dog’s front paws, and then take away, after a few more attempts, the dog will take the initiative to extend the front paws, the owner will “shake hands” with it on the line. Step 4: At first, the Golden Retriever raised the height of the front paw as low as possible, first let it familiar with this action, otherwise it will produce resistance. After several repetitions of training, the owner can use his hands to assist the dog to lift his legs and slowly increase to the right height. If the dog does well, reward it with a treat or toy. Step 5: Wait until the owner calls out the “shake hands” command, without using food or toys to induce, the dog will take the initiative to come up and extend the front paws, indicating that it has mastered the action of shaking hands very well, more consolidation can be done. As long as the owner usually take care of and care for the Golden, and use the correct training methods, it will soon learn to shake hands this skill.
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