“On Trust” and “Paid For” for is among the earliest dog tricks that has been providing as much excitement as anything a dog can do since the early 1900s. It is a fantastic trick to teach your Rhodesian Ridgeback. It is not the easiest trick to be taught however it can be elaborated on and shown in numerous different ways to impress the majority of people.
To teach your Rhodesian Ridgeback this trick, call him to you, permitting him to stand or take a seat, as he wishes, and hold his head steady with one hand, while you balance a snack on his nose.
Teach your Rhodesian Ridgeback the “on trust” trick
Say to him, “On trust, on trust,” steadying and restraining his head from shifting using one hand and holding up an intimidating finger with the other and repeating the words, “On trust, on trust”.
Teach your Rhodesian Ridgeback the “paid for” trick
Next, release his head, saying “paid for,” and give him a little touch beneath the chin. This will trigger him to toss the snack up and catch it. Obviously, in his earlier efforts he will not be able to capture the treat, but he ought to be permitted to eat the treat after it hits the ground.
It’s a terrific trick for your Rhodesian Ridgeback
Constant repeating of this trick will produce efficiency. With time you must stop limiting his head with your hand and enable him to stabilize the snack on his nose till you state “Paid for.”
He can also be taught to hold the treat between his teeth and to not swallow it until told to do so. This technique can be made more impressive by holding a discussion with your Rhodesian Ridgeback. For instance, you may state: “Pal, old boy, here is a very yummy treat, but it is ‘on trust.'”
Slightly stress the word “trust” and after that say: “I am thankful you do not like consuming things on trust, but this I have actually just discovered has been ‘paid for,'” emphasizing the words “paid for.”
Your Rhodesian Ridgeback can also be taught to toss the treat on hearing a specific number. To teach this, balance it on his nose and hold his head while you count plainly and intentionally, 1, 2, 3, and then nudge him under the chin. Before he has learned the technique he will toss it up as often at 1, 2, 4, as he will at one, two, three, but he must be drilled until he will not toss it until he hears “3.” It will make it much easier for him if you slightly emphasize the “THREE” word.
After a while you can use lots of combinations of numbers and he will wait until he hears the stressed “3.” As you are teaching him do not make him wait too long prior to you state “3,” and allow him to consume the snack.
“Trust” and “Paid For” might be a pretty difficult trick for your Rhodesian Ridgeback to perfect and needs plenty of persistence from you. Keep in mind, do not punish your Rhodesian Ridgeback if he can’t master the trick, rather blame yourself for being a poor teacher.:–RRB- In any case, delight in teaching your Rhodesian Ridgeback this trick and have lots of fun along the way.
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