“On Trust” and “Paid For” for is one of the earliest dog tricks that has been offering as much amusement as anything a dog can do from the early 1900s. It’s a great trick to teach your English Mastiff. It isn’t the easiest trick to be learned but it can be elaborated on and shown in a number of various ways to impress many people.
To teach your English Mastiff this trick, call your dog to you, allowing him to stand up or sit down, as he wishes, and hold his head stable with one hand, while you stabilize a treat on his nose.
Teach your English Mastiff the “on trust” trick
State to him, “On trust, on trust,” steadying and limiting his head from shifting using 1 hand and holding up a warining finger with the other and repeating the words, “On trust, on trust”.
Teach your English Mastiff the “paid for” trick
Next, release his head, stating “paid for,” and give him a little nudge under the chin. This will trigger him to toss the snack up and capture it. Of course, in his earlier attempts he will not have the ability to capture the treat, however he needs to be allowed to consume the treat after it hits the floor.
It’s a fantastic trick for your English Mastiff
Continuous repetition of this training will produce efficiency. Over time you should stop restraining his head with your hand and permit him to stabilize the snack 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 till told to do so. This technique can be made more impressive by holding a discussion with your English Mastiff. For instance, you might state: “Friend, old boy, here is a really delicious snack, but it is ‘on trust.'”
Slightly emphasize the word “trust” and after that say: “I am pleased you do not like eating things on trust, however this I have actually just found out has been ‘paid for,'” stressing the words “paid for.”
Your English Mastiff can likewise be taught to toss the snack after hearing a specific number. To teach this, balance it on his nose and hold his head while you count plainly and deliberately, 1, 2, 3, and after that touch him under the chin. Before he has learned the trick he will toss it up as often at 1, 2, 4, as he will at one, two, three, but he should be drilled up until he will not toss it until he hears “three.” It will make it simpler for him if you slightly stress the “3” word.
Eventually you can use lots of combinations of numbers and he will wait until he hears the stressed “3.” As you are training him don’t make him wait too long before you state “3,” and enable him to eat the treat.
“Trust” and “Paid For” may be remarkably tough trick for your English Mastiff to perfect and requires lots of persistence from you. Keep in mind, do not punish your English Mastiff if he can’t master the technique, instead blame yourself for being a lousy teacher.:–RRB- In any case, delight in teaching your English Mastiff this trick and have lots of fun along the way.
Don’t forget to check out these other articles about English Mastiffs
Was this post helpful? If so, please take a minute to Tweet and Share below on Facebook. I would also love to know your thoughts so leave me a comment 🙂
Follow