“On Trust” and “Paid For” for is one of the oldest dog tricks that has been offering as much fun as anything a dog can possibly do since the early 1900s. It is a fantastic trick to teach your Scottish Terrier. It isn’t the most convenient technique to be taught but it can be built upon and presented in numerous different variations to impress many people.
To teach your Scottish Terrier this trick, call your dog to you, enabling him to stand up or take a seat, as he wants, and hold his head stable with one hand, while you hold a treat on his nose.
Teach your Scottish Terrier the “on trust” trick
Say to him, “On trust, on trust,” steadying and preventing his head from moving using one hand and holding up a warining finger with the other and repeating the words, “On trust, on trust”.
Teach your Scottish Terrier the “paid for” trick
Next, release his head, saying “paid for,” and give him a little nudge under the chin. This will cause him to toss the treat up and capture it. Obviously, in his earlier attempts he will not be able to catch the treat, but he needs to be enabled to consume the treat after it hits the floor.
It’s a great trick for your Scottish Terrier
Constant repetition of this trick will produce efficiency. Over time you need to stop limiting his head with your hand and permit him to balance the treat on his nose until you say “Paid for.”
He can likewise be taught to hold the treat between his teeth and to not swallow it till told to do so. This trick can be made more remarkable by holding a conversation with your Scottish Terrier. For instance, you might say: “Pal, old man, here is a really delicious treat, but it is ‘on trust.'”
Slightly highlight the word “trust” and then state: “I am pleased you do not like eating things on trust, but this I have just discovered has actually been ‘paid for,'” highlighting the words “paid for.”
Your Scottish Terrier can likewise be taught to toss the snack on hearing a certain number. To teach this, balance it on his nose and hold his head while you count plainly and intentionally, 1, 2, 3, and then touch him under the chin. Before he has learned the technique he will toss it up as often at one, two, four, as he will at 1, 2, 3, however he needs to be drilled till he will not toss it up until he hears “3.” It will make it much easier for him if you somewhat emphasize the “THREE” word.
Eventually you can utilize numerous combinations of numbers and he will wait up until he hears the emphasized “3.” While teaching him don’t make him wait too long before you state “3,” and allow him to consume the treat.
“Trust” and “Paid For” might be a considerably challenging trick for your Scottish Terrier to learn and needs a lot of patience from you. Keep in mind, do not punish your Scottish Terrier if he can’t master the technique, rather blame yourself for being a poor teacher.:–RRB- In any case, delight in teaching your Scottish Terrier this trick and have lots of fun while you’re at it.
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