So you want to know how to teach a dog to smile with their teeth? It’s a very easy process that can be done almost anytime, with a smile and a dog that trusts you. Teaching a dog the ability to learn to trust and respect you is vital for its survival. This article will give you several dog training tricks to try.
The dog training “trick” of teaching them a dog to sit requires a little physical cue and a verbal command. For this trick, I’ll give you two words – come and get. Your dog should already be sitting on your lap or on the floor in front of you. You’d want to make sure the dog has either its nose to the ground or its head right up toward you if it’s not.
Now, make sure it’s comfortable. Allow it a few minutes to settle down, then use the verbal command to come and get and take a deep breath. Keep one hand behind your dog’s ears and the other hand under its tail. If your dog does anything, praise it. If it doesn’t do anything, keep saying the words until it does, then reward it verbally and/or with a treat.
Some additional tips for teaching dogs to smile are to play music which stimulates their minds. You could also use some special treats that dogs find irresistible – like raw dog biscuits. Another tip is to use the sound of your voice while speaking to your dog. Many dogs have learned to ignore excessive barking. By using your voice when they’re barking, they learn to block out that sound and so silence their whining.
While it’s true that most dogs enjoy getting tickled, there are still those who resist. If this isn’t your dog, you can always try the pop-up trick, which involves using a spray bottle to spray dog treats within their reach. These treats will stick into the bottle and then the dog will learn to go get them out. This trick can be used on most dogs, although those that don’t like being tickled may take a little more patience.
Of course, you’ll need treats to reward your dog when he smiles. There are two ways of doing this. One is by purchasing some tasty treats and putting them in your dog’s favorite spot (it helps if the dog likes the smell of his crate or bed). The second is to simply wait for him to start moving his mouth and say the word you’re hoping to hear. Whichever method you choose is the best way for you to encourage your dog to learn to smile.
Some people believe that the pop-up trick is the best way for you to teach a dog to smile, but it doesn’t work well for most dogs. For one thing, most dogs hate the feeling of being poked with a toy. Even more importantly, your dog will quickly figure out that if he doesn’t move his mouth and say the word you want to hear, you’ll stop giving the treats and he’ll move his mouth away. This won’t happen if you use the pop-up technique. It might be necessary to move your dog’s mouth closer to the open space between you while using the pop-up method to train your dog to smile.
As long as you use treats to keep your dog’s focus on the treats, your dog will enjoy these training sessions much more than if you’d use any other form of training. In addition, you can often get away with using only verbal commands for the training sessions as dogs have a hard time understanding your vocal cues as well as nonverbal cues. These sessions will also be much more fun for you and your dog because you’re not trying to distract them with other things. If you don’t feel comfortable teaching your dog how to say, “Cheese,” try to teach him to say “Play dead.” It may sound silly, but it works great!
