Successful cavalier king charles spaniel training is definitely not not unachievable. While professional trainers are often, if not at all times, effective, there are a lot of strategies that can help you train your beloved furry friend yourself. Apart from dog experts, you can learn these strategies from various websites, breed online forums and groups, publications and other breed owners you know.

One popular training strategy is the utilization of hand signals. Hand signals, if properly utilized, can produce results that would surely make you a happy and proud dog owner. Here are a few ways on how to utilize hand signals:

Sit. To teach your pet how to sit using hand signals, bend your arm upwards with your hand or fist beside your head. As you are carrying out the signal, give the command “sit”. Using this hand signal each time you command your pet to sit will enable him to link the hand signal with the verbal command. Another version is to extend your arm towards the dog and then point your index finger down. This hand signal is seldom used though as this can be easily confused with hand signal for “down”.

Down. To start training this command using hand signals, extend your arm in front of you, palm facing down. Gently move your hand towards the floor while saying the command “down”. Use this hand signal each time you give the command to enable him to relate the signal with the verbal command.

Stay. This command is an important part of cavalier king charles spaniel training too. If you’re facing your dog, extend your arm in front of you with your palm facing your canine friend and your fingers pointing up. If needed, move your hand towards him but do it gently. Alternatively, if your pet is next to or behind you, drop your arm to your side with your fingers pointing down while your hand is facing your pet. Perform the hand signals while instructing your pet to “stay”.

Come. Just like stay, the come command requires you to extend your arm in front of you. However this time, instead of moving it towards your dog, you must move your arm across your body until it touches your opposite shoulder. In the beginning, your hand need to move gradually towards your body and slowly increase the speed as the training progress. As your hand moves, give the command “come” and give him reward as soon as he comes near you.

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