“On Trust” and “Paid For” for is one of the oldest dog tricks that has been supplying as much enjoyment as anything a dog can possibly do since the early 1900s. It’s an excellent trick to teach your Shih Tzu. It isn’t the most convenient trick to be taught but it can be elaborated on and delivered in a number of different variations to impress many people.
To teach your Shih Tzu this trick, call your dog to you, permitting him to stand or sit down, as he wishes, and hold his head steady with one hand, while you balance a snack on his nose.
Teach your Shih Tzu the “on trust” trick
State to him, “On trust, on trust,” steadying and preventing his head from shifting with one hand while holding up an intimidating finger with the other and reciting the words, “On trust, on trust”.
Teach your Shih Tzu the “paid for” trick
Next, release his head, stating “paid for,” and give him a little nudge beneath the chin. This will trigger him to toss the treat up and catch it. Of course, in his first efforts he won’t have the ability to capture the snack, however he must be permitted to consume the snack after it lands on the floor.
It’s a terrific trick for your Shih Tzu
Constant repeating of this training will produce efficiency. Gradually you need to stop restraining his head with your hand and allow him to stabilize the treat on his nose until you say “Paid for.”
He can likewise be taught to hold the snack between his teeth and to not swallow it until told to do so. This trick can be made more impressive by holding a discussion with your Shih Tzu. For example, you might say: “Friend, old man, here is a really yummy treat, however it is ‘on trust.'”
Slightly emphasize the word “trust” and then state: “I am pleased you dislike consuming things on trust, however this I have actually just discovered has been ‘paid for,'” stressing the words “paid for.”
Your Shih Tzu can likewise be taught to toss the treat after hearing a specific number. To teach this, balance it on his nose and hold his head while you count clearly and intentionally, one, two, three, and after that touch him under the chin. Before he has learned the trick he will toss it up as frequently at 1, 2, 4, as he will at 1, 2, 3, but he should be drilled until he will not toss it up until he hears “three.” It will make it much easier for him if you slightly highlight the “THREE” word.
Eventually you can utilize lots of combinations of numbers and he will wait up until he hears the stressed “3.” As you are training him do not make him wait too long before you say “three,” and permit him to eat the snack.
“Trust” and “Paid For” may be a significantly difficult trick for your Shih Tzu to perfect and needs a lot of persistence from you. Remember, do not punish your Shih Tzu if he can’t perfect the trick, instead blame yourself for being a poor teacher.:–RRB- In any case, enjoy teaching your Shih Tzu this trick and have lots of fun along the way.
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