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Originally Posted by DoubleTrouble
I have said I am sorry to the creator of this thread for saying this.
BUT - Dogs pawing in the wild is a submissive sign, Paw IMO is not a command, it's just a trick, hardly something that one would go to dog school to learn, encourages begging and is stupid thing to do in my eyes
End of on this subject from me
bye
Sue
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oops! Sorry, cross post!
Command or trick it is irrelevant. Part of teaching any command is that you also teach the dog not to do it without being asked.
I personally do not teach my dogs to 'paw' because I don't see the need. My husband like to teach them 'paw' to ask for a treat, whereas I prefer them to sit or stand for a treat. They have never offered me their paw.
I also teach my dogs to jump up on command. However, they are not allowed to jump up without being given the command, and never do so, as they know to do it without the command is not rewarding.
For fun I also teach them to commando crawl, balance on their back legs like a meercat and sit up in the 'begging' position. All for fun and bonding. Again, they never do it without the behaviour being requested.
