surchinmy
Ultra ALPHA
Oct 5, 2004, 8:41 AM
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Re: [sycham] My naughty Pug
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" ... he will only look at both of my hands but not my eyes ... what can I do to make him stop aiming my hands? ..."
You will notice that dogs only make & hold direct eye contact with each other when they are showing aggression or getting ready to fight ... In doggie language - direct eye contact is issuing a challenge ... Dogs behaving politely will not hold direct eye contact with each other, but will only glance at each other or look at each other sideways.
If you wish to teach your dog that its okay to make eye contact with you ... then you can try the following:
(a) Find a quiet place - just you and the dog ...
(b) Give the sit & stay command ... settle the dog down.
(c) While your dog is sitting ... hold the treat in your hand ... and move your hand (and the treat) slowly towards your eyes ... Your dog's eyes will follow the treat.
(d) When the dog makes direct eye contact with you ... immediately give praise & treat ... Repeat again and again over several days. During this part of the exercise - don't say a word, just use your hand & treat to guide the dog's eyes.
(e) When the dog gets used to making direct eye contract ... hold eye contact a little longer before praising & treating ...
(f) If you wish ... once the above is well grounded ... when the dog makes eye contact with you ... introduce the word command by saying ... "Look" or "Eyes" ... or whatever suitable word you wish ...
When the dog maintains eye contract after the word command ... praise & treat ... As before, as the dog learns the word command ... hold the eye contact a little longer before giving praise & treat.
With enough practice ... the dog will associate the word command with looking at you ... at which point, you can practice the command anytime and anywhere ... each time the dog responds and looks at you ... praise & treat.
Cheers
(This post was edited by surchinmy on Oct 5, 2004, 8:44 AM)
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