“On Trust” and “Paid For” for is one of the oldest dog tricks that has been supplying as much amusement as anything a dog can do from the early 1900s. It is a great trick to teach your Finnish Hound. It isn’t the simplest trick to be learned but it can be elaborated on and delivered in numerous various variations to impress most people.
To teach your Finnish Hound this trick, call him to you, permitting him to stand up or take a seat, as he desires, and hold his head steady with one hand, while you hold a treat on his nose.
Teach your Finnish Hound the “on trust” trick
Say to him, “On trust, on trust,” steadying and preventing his head from shifting using one hand while holding up a warining finger with the other and repeating the words, “On trust, on trust”.
Teach your Finnish Hound the “paid for” trick
Next, let go of his head, saying “paid for,” and give him a little nudge underneath the chin. This will trigger him to toss the treat up and catch it. Of course, in his earlier efforts he won’t have the ability to catch the snack, however he must be enabled to consume the snack after it lands on the floor.
It’s a fantastic trick for your Finnish Hound
Constant repeating of this training will produce efficiency. Over time you must stop limiting his head with your hand and allow him to balance the snack on his nose till you state “Paid for.”
He can also be taught to hold the snack in between his teeth and to not swallow it until told to do so. This technique can be made more impressive by holding a conversation with your Finnish Hound. For example, you might say: “Buddy, old boy, here is a really delicious treat, but it is ‘on trust.'”
Slightly highlight the word “trust” and then state: “I am glad you do not like eating things on trust, however this I have actually just found out has actually been ‘paid for,'” emphasizing the words “paid for.”
Your Finnish Hound can also be taught to toss the snack on hearing a particular number. To teach this, balance it on his nose and hold his head while you count clearly and intentionally, 1, 2, 3, and then nudge him under the chin. Before he has actually learned the trick he will toss it up as frequently at one, two, four, as he will at one, two, three, but he must be drilled till he will not toss it up until he hears “3.” It will make it easier for him if you slightly emphasize the “3” word.
After a while you can utilize numerous combinations of numbers and he will wait until he hears the emphasized “three.” As you are training him do not make him wait too long prior to you state “3,” and allow him to consume the treat.
“Trust” and “Paid For” may be a pretty difficult trick for your Finnish Hound to master and needs a lot of persistence from you. Remember, do not punish your Finnish Hound if he can’t learn the technique, instead blame yourself for being a poor teacher.:–RRB- In any case, delight in teaching your Finnish Hound this trick and have lots of fun while you’re at it.
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