I am trying to train Morgan using hand signals and verbal commands. I got this from my mom, who has had a couple dogs go deaf in old age and the hand signals were a life saver. Now, I am not worried about deafness anytime soon, but as everyone has been saying: the sooner the better when it comes to training!
Anyways, I am starting to teach "lie down" and discovered that the hand signal that I've learned is the same as the one for "sit". Is this common practice? Or is there another hand signal that trainers use for "lie down"? Are there any good online resources?
We are planning to take Morgan to training classes once he has his last round of booster shots, but that isn't for another month or so. I just want to be consistent as best I can until that point.
Anyways, I am starting to teach "lie down" and discovered that the hand signal that I've learned is the same as the one for "sit". Is this common practice? Or is there another hand signal that trainers use for "lie down"? Are there any good online resources?
We are planning to take Morgan to training classes once he has his last round of booster shots, but that isn't for another month or so. I just want to be consistent as best I can until that point.