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Physical. When you yell a dog commands, make sure your voice is stern and you make eye contact, then say your command and point your finger at what you want it to do, such as to tell it to go to bed. You make eye contact say "bed" in a stern voice then point at the bed and watch it to its bed. Do that for 2-4 days until you say bed without the voice and finger make sure you reward it for doing the command.
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∙ 14y agoThey respond more to hand signals because they look at your body motions to see your emotions!!!
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Do dogs respond better to hand signals or verbal commands?
I found that my dog understands hand signals better but its easier for them if you use both at the same time.
Do dogs respond better to Japanese or English commands?
Neither one is inherently better. It all depends on which language was used when they were trained.
Can you teach a dog to speak Swedish?
dogs don't speak a human language. But, they can be taught to respond to commands given in any language.
What did lady rainicorn say?
I.S.383 Folaremi Akinyemi LA6 - 605 12-13-12 "For Dogs, Actions Count" For dogs the way humans communicate with them is important. There are many ways to communicate with your dog. The 3 main ways are verbally, visually, and physically. Dogs can understand and learn verbal cues. Dogs have an inability to respond to commands that sound similar to others. In the text, once dogs were answering correctly, the researchers changed the command words slightly. In place of "sit' they used "chit". Dogs respond better to visual cues. Dogs sometimes pick up signals we don't send. The text also states that when your voice tells it one thing and your body tells it another, it's not being stubborn it may be confused. Dogs prefer nonphysical interaction. The text says dogs responded better when head and finger pointing were in agreement. Kissing or picking up the dogs didn't work. Patting and clapping worked less than 50%. Dogs aren't being stupid they are confused. Take Sophia Yin's advice
What are the mushing terms for sled dogs?
Verbal commands let the handler tell the dogs where to go. Unlike horses who draw vehicles, sled dogs have no reins. Without verbal commands, the dogs wouldn't know where to go and the team would just run around chasing rabbits and pulling the helpless handler with them. "Hike" means go faster. "Gee" means go right. "Gee Gee" means hard right. "Haw" means go left. "Haw Haw" means hard left. "On by" means pass the other team. "Whoa" means slow down.
How many basic commands are there for dogs?
Basic commands are sit, stay, and lay down.
Do dogs respond to the word 'Mush'?
Yes, but the word is an irrelevance as dogs will respond to any word if they are trained to do so.
Why do dogs respond better to using two syllable?
Although dogs have excellent hearing, their hearing and cognition are not as well attuned to the subtle differences in human words as are our ears. Commands and instructions that have two syllables are not required, but they can make it easier for a dog to understand some things.
Why do dogs hate being pointed at?
I am a dog trainer, never have I heard this or seen this behavior, all dogs are different but this is not common. I train pets but mostly working, service, and hunting dogs. Many of the commands I teach are hand signals, I point at the dog I want to do the said task,call it by name and give it a hand signal.
How do mushers say stop in husky language?
There is no "husky language", like all working dogs humans have trained them to respond in useful ways to signals that the humans have decided to use (e.g. whistles, tugs on lines, human words, hand signals) to indicate what they want the dog to do.
How do dogs respond to stimuli?
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What verbal ways do dogs communicate?
Barking, whelping, howling.
