Can your dog balance a treat on its nose?
I’ve been trying to teach my dog this trick, however he can’t stay still long enough for me to put the treat on his nose for even a millisecond. He follows my hand and moves his head back every time. And since he has no idea what I want him to do he does every other trick he knows in the process.
Does anyone have any tips?
My dogs cant do the trick..yet. But my old friend Buddy boy who passed away just 2 days ago could do this trick. He was a mutt dog that belonged to my friend and when I moved in there I fought to get him off the chain and in the house.. and then I taught him that trick.. at first he also moved his head too much so I scrapped teaching him the whole trick at once and began by just teaching him to let me hold his muzzle and stay still for a treat. All I did was hold his muzzle and say “wait” and gave him the treat when he held still and let me hold his muzzle, I did it again and again until he had that part down perfectly.. then I moved on to putting the treat on his nose. Teaching it in portions made it easier because he learned some self control with the treat just from learning that he would not get the treat until he held absolutely still and rested his muzzle in my hand… it made it so much easier to get to the part with the treat on the nose.. I would just say “wait, wait” while I balanced the treat and then slowly remove my hand and say “get it!” it may take a while for your dog to perfect holding still and catching the treat but be patient and make it a fun experience and he will soon catch on… by the way Buddy the dog I taught that trick was 8 years old so dont believe it when people say you cant teach an old dog new tricks because you certainly can!
PS Teach and practice the first part of the trick where you hold his muzzle for at least a few days to a week before moving on to the treat on the nose part… good luck!
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