This is a clicker training video on how to teach your dog to cross their paws. If you dont have a clicker you can always use some other noise maker like a clicking pen, or just a word like “yes!”
Any questions on dog training behavior modification feel free to write me a message! I love answering questions!
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There are many ways to teach this behavior. Another being, holding out your hand and asking the dog to “Shake” and then whipping your hand away so that the dogs foot lands on top of the other foot. There is also another way, where the trainer can lure the dog to the left or right when they are in the down position and the dog will naturally cross their paws to reach the treat, which you can use your clicker to capture.
Let me know if you do succeed in getting your dog to cross their paws! Some dogs are easier than others! Kiko with her match stick legs (who NEVER crosses her paws hardly ever) was a challenge!
Also pay attention to the way your dogs hips are laying. If they lay with their hips to one side, then it might be easier for them to cross their paws in one direction better than the other. If they are lying like a lion then they will be able to cross both ways with the same ease.
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July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Soooooo cute!! Do …
Soooooo cute!! Do you start over at the beginning to do the other paw? Do they get confused when you do that?
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Your videos are …
Your videos are WONDERFUL!!!!
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
it`s great, im …
it`s great, im teaching my dog sazzi, to cross her paws and she`s doing great!!
btw, i loooove youre videos!
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
oh thank u for this …
oh thank u for this video!! i have been trying to teach my dog how to cross his paws but i have been doing it all wrong!! now i can finally teach him the right method thanks to u!! milo is now actually understanding it quite well!! once again thank u
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I’ve been trying to …
I’ve been trying to teach this to my dog Cadence for the past few weeks. Normally she picks things up VERY quickly but this one is very difficult for her. It seems that the actual physical part of crossing her paws is too difficult for her to do, are some dogs just not physically able to do this?
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Yay! Go Kiko and …
Yay! Go Kiko and Emily! Always the clearest, kindest videos. You should have your own TV show.
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
That was fun to …
That was fun to watch
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
how do you get the …
how do you get the verbal or physical cue in after that?
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
My mom has been …
My mom has been trying to teach my australian sheperd to cross her paws for a lone time, unsuccessfullly. Today I bought a clicker, and I was eager to get my dog well trained! My mom doesn’t beleive clicker training will work…i can’t want to see her face when my dog finally crosses her paws on que! Thanks so much for the amazing vids!
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
This is such a …
This is such a great video!!! Really good idea to use a raised object, my dog is getting ready to start learning now!
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Awesome vid! Looks …
Awesome vid! Looks fun!
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
ill tri itttt
ill tri itttt
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Nice Legs.
Nice Legs.
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Thanks for the geat …
Thanks for the geat tutorial!!:)
It helped me a lot to teach my dog to cross paws:)
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the tutorial! The video I posted is of my 10 year old Border Collie, Opal learning the trick. She started with a paw target, but then decided to target with her nose instead! Lol, it still ended up working, so thanks!
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
well it helps train …
well it helps train the dog and it can get their attention it actually helps alot but i wouldnt know though i don’t have a puppy but i seen other people do it
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
when you do your …
when you do your videos can you try to remember to tell us what words you are using for the behavior.
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
bet u the dog wont …
bet u the dog wont do it without that clicker. try telling the dog to do that with your mouth…
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Great tutorial! …
Great tutorial! thanks!!!
I started this with my aussie – what cue do yo use though? I tried to use “cross’ but it’s too close to ‘crawl’..had the poor baby confused (crawling and pawing to the left at the same time which ended up with her laying on her side :-/ )
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
thers no point of …
thers no point of buying a clicker if u can do it with ur mouth
well at least i can…
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Good idea and nice …
Good idea and nice use of clicker and fading target. I trained my two dogs similarly but used a hand target instead of the yellow object. What it doesn’t show is how to move from fading the object to using the handler’s feet as a cue. Or the Chihuahua doing it – just a previously trained Collie. I found it helped to move from hand target when the handler is sitting and then to hand when standing. Move to hand and foot standing then finally just foot.
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Tiku and I are …
Tiku and I are practicing this trick! I just uploaded a video of him practicing, the only trouble is he wants to touch the target with his nose (he learned to say “no” with his head, so he got a little bit confused) and if I completely remove the target he barks and try to play dead LOL… guess we have to keep practicing!!
Thank you so much for your videos, they are great!
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
amazing video nice …
amazing video nice trick
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
is kiko a …
is kiko a chichuahua??? Couse i thought is quite big for a chichuahua…
July 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Sparky and I are at …
Sparky and I are at the point where we’re just using a piece of paper as a target but I can’t get rid of it. Everytime I try and remove it he just gets confused and doesn’t do anything! Help?