How to Train Your Dog to Play Dead? "BANG"!

Chinese New Year is coming soon, in just two weeks! As usual, the weather becomes windy and it is nice to walk your dog in the evening. But isn’t walking too boring? Besides walking, there are plenty of time you guys can spend to do something fun. Let us teach you how to train your dog to “Play Dead”!

1. First, let your dog play, run and jump around, release some energy before we start. After 5-10 minutes, give the dog and you a few minutes to relax so that he/she will not get distracted easily while training.

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2. Make your dog lie down on somewhere comfortable, and also less distraction around. Warm him/her up with easy commands such as “sit” or “sleep” or “lie down” (If it does not want to follow the commands, do email us, we will see what we can do to help).

3. Now, we “bang”. Say “bang” to your dog with a gun-like gesture. At the same time, tell him/her to lie down from sitting, roll over, and stay still.

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4. You should help him/her at the first few times (especially the staying still part), make sure he/she understands what you are asking of him/her. Do not forget to give him/her a treat to praise him/her.

*Praising our little fellows is always important as it will boost up their morale.

*Also, try not to show your treat to them during the training as they might be distracted.

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5. Next, repetitive exercise. You need to make sure every time after you gave the signal he/she will do the same, lies down and roll over.

6. After he/she has locked the movements in his/her mind, stop using commands of “sit”, “roll over” but instead just say “bang” with your gesture or signal.

7. Keep on trying until you two get the best result. However, do not get disappointed when your dog is not learning fast. After all, having fun should be the main reason you guys doing this!

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If you tried, failed, I guess I know how your fail looks like.

Remember to get out of your house and have some fun with your dog!

By Mario.

This article is referring to the article, How to Teach Your Dog to Play Dead on Command on wikiHow.com.