“On Trust” and “Paid For” for is one of the earliest dog tricks that has been offering as much fun as anything a dog can do from the early 1900s. It’s a terrific trick to teach your Stephens Cur. It is not the easiest technique to be taught but it can be elaborated on and presented in a number of various ways to impress a lot of individuals.
To teach your Stephens Cur this trick, call him to you, allowing him to stand or take a seat, as he desires, and hold his head still with one hand, while you hold a snack on his nose.
Teach your Stephens Cur the “on trust” trick
Say to him, “On trust, on trust,” steadying and preventing his head from shifting using 1 hand and holding up a threatening finger with the other and repeating the words, “On trust, on trust”.
Teach your Stephens Cur the “paid for” trick
Next, let go of his head, saying “paid for,” and give him a little nudge beneath the chin. This will cause him to toss the treat up and catch it. Obviously, in his first attempts he won’t be able to catch the treat, however he needs to be allowed to eat the treat after it lands on the floor.
It’s a great trick for your Stephens Cur
Continuous repetition of this trick will produce efficiency. Over time you need to stop restraining his head with your hand and allow him to stabilize the treat on his nose till you state “Paid for.”
He can likewise be taught to hold the snack in between his teeth and to not swallow it up until told to do so. This technique can be made more impressive by holding a discussion with your Stephens Cur. For instance, you may state: “Pal, old man, here is a very delicious snack, however it is ‘on trust.'”
Slightly emphasize the word “trust” and then state: “I am glad you do not like eating things on trust, but this I have actually just discovered has been ‘paid for,'” highlighting the words “paid for.”
Your Stephens Cur can also be taught to toss the snack upon hearing a particular number. To teach this, balance it on his nose and hold his head while you count clearly and deliberately, 1, 2, 3, and after that nudge him under the chin. Before he has actually learned the trick he will toss it up as often at one, two, four, as he will at one, two, three, but he must be drilled up until he will not toss it up until he hears “3.” It will make it simpler for him if you somewhat highlight the “THREE” word.
Eventually you can utilize many combinations of numbers and he will wait up until he hears the stressed “3.” While training him do not make him wait too long prior to you state “three,” and allow him to consume the treat.
“Trust” and “Paid For” may be remarkably hard trick for your Stephens Cur to learn and needs lots of persistence from you. Remember, do not punish your Stephens Cur if he can’t perfect the technique, instead blame yourself for being a poor teacher.:–RRB- In any case, delight in teaching your Stephens Cur this trick and have lots of fun while you’re at it.
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