Training Your Dog With Hand Signals

Many dog ​​owners train their dogs to sit, lie down and stay. These are very basic commands for training your dog that are very important to the safety of the dog.

An additional command I teach my own dogs is "Stop." This is one of the most important jobs for me. The reason why I attach so much importance to the "stop" command is the safety of my dogs.

A natural instinct of dogs is to hunt things. They just love it. I want to be able to give a quick command to stop it if it happens. "Stop" seemed the perfect command. I do not have to worry about them following a street and being hit by a car.

If you train your dog on voice commands like the ones mentioned above, this is crucial for a well behaved dog. It's also a good idea to train your dog with manual signals.

Just as a person learns to see and to hear, dogs also learn in this way. Teaching the hand signals to your dog is extremely easy. All you have to do is train the dog to associate a specific gesture with the appropriate voice command.

It is important for your dog to respond to voice commands before you can train manual signals.

Let's take a look at some basic commands.

Sit down: To teach your dog to follow this manual check, make sure the dog is watching. Give the voice command to sit down while signaling the appropriate hand.

I use my index finger as if pointing at something and tilting it slightly to the ground. At the same time that I am giving the voice command, I move my hand to the floor.

Repeat this process each time you give your dog a seated order until he only responds to the hand gesture. If you have reacted well, you should regularly use the hand gesture to keep your dog sharp.

Lay Down: I usually use the voice command "Down". To train your dog with a hand movement, extend your arm palm down. Make sure the dog is watching you again.

Lower your arm to the floor while controlling the voice, keeping the palm flat and flat. Exercise as for the seat command until your dog responds only to the hand signal.

Staying: It is important that your dog obeys the verbal instruction to stay extremely good. If you can call and stop your dog remotely when you are invited to linger, you can start.

If you give your dog the verbal command to stay, you want to give the hand signal at the same time. I stretch my arm straight out of my body and point my index finger at the sky.

Continue to practice this signal with your hand and voice control until your dog responds to the signal of your hand.

Stop: As I said, I think the Stop command is extremely important. A dog trained to stop on command stops as soon as the command is issued. This may possibly save your dog from deadly dangers.

First, you must teach your dog to follow the verbal instruction to stop. As with the order of residence you have to call your dog at some distance. When the dog approaches, you have to stop it at the bar.

It can take a little longer if it is a completely new order. You have to speak in a very loud voice "STOP!" Call. This will usually make the dog do this.

Of course, as the dog believes that it has done something wrong, it is extremely important to compliment it immediately afterwards. In this way, the dog can see that he has done what was expected of him, and that you are not angry.

This exercise should be repeated several times, possibly several days, until the dog understands the meaning of the instruction. Once your dog has learned the command for this exercise, it's time to expand the training.

Use the Stop command if the dog does not look at it or is distracted. When the dog stops immediately, he is ready to add the hand signal.

To do this, I stretch my arm straight out of my body, the palm of my hand toward the dog. This is the signal you can see when a traffic police stops traffic.

Call the dog at a distance like other commands. Before the dog approaches you, simultaneously give the verbal command "Stop" and the hand signal.

Visit my blog, where you'll find this lesson on obedience training for your dog. You'll see some examples of things you can do today, right now, to teach this potentially life-saving skill to your dog.


References:
https://www.freedogtrainingclasses.com/training-dog-obedience-using-hand-signals/
https://getfreedogtraining.com/tips-for-dog-obedience-training/