Looking for a way to celebrate Halloween with your dog? This 'Trick or Treat' idea provides a fun way to teach your dog some new tricks at this spooky time of year!
Using tasty treats as a reward, teach your dog a new trick, perhaps ‘roll over’, ‘high five’ with a paw, weaving through your legs, or maybe something suitably spooky – like ‘playing dead’. Dogs love learning and will have the best Halloween ever if you spend time teaching him or her something new.
When training, break each exercise down into tiny steps. For most tricks, you can lure the behaviour by holding a treat just in front of their nose and luring them into the position you need them to move to. Remember to reward with the treat the moment your dog gets the right position. Keep your sessions short - if your dog is really keen, you could do try to four five minute sessions, progressing the same trick in one evening.
Here’s a few dog tricks you can get started with, while our do-it-yourself dog training classes also help you to train your pooch in the comfort of their own home.
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