Teach Your Dog To Down On Cue: Easy Shaping With A Bed

Training your dog for a fast and reliable down on cue can be easy! Be sure to visit our video -    • 10 Ways To Teach A Dog To Lay Down An...   - 10 Ways To Teach A Dog To Lay Down And How To Shape It Without Luring for more tips.

00:00 Using a bed to shape a fast down for your dog.
00:19 Why dog beds work well for this behavior.
00:32 How and what to reinforce in the beginning.
00:45 Benefits of sitting vs. standing when shaping down.
01:40 Rewarding “search” for leaving and resetting.
02:43 Test the behavior.
03:07 Transitioning from sitting - standing - moving when shaping down.
03:45 Fading the bed from the behavior.
04:51 When to add your “down” cue.
06:00 Adding complexity to the down.

Release cues are vital for shaping duration positions like a drop, so check out How To Teach A Dog Stay WITHOUT Luring, Collar Pops Or Using The Word “Stay” -    • How To Teach A Dog To Stay WITHOUT Lu...   - to discover the power of the release.

We also have a playlist covering everything you need for sit, down and stand training -    • Sit, Down, Stand, Stay! Dog Training ...  

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