[nagdu] Teaching a dog to shake itself off when wet.

[Greg Aikens]

I practice this after giving my boy a bath. I’ll dry him a little and then say “shake it off” right before or as he starts to shake. Then I rub him down a little more and repeat. I then of course use this same command before we come inside from the rain. He is starting to get it.

I’m curious how you keep your dog from shaking in a restaurant, Vivianna. This is something I would love to work on with my dog. Is there something you actually did to work on this or did teaching your dog to shake off at certain times help her to not shake at others?

Thanks,
Greg

> On Feb 23, 2015, at 12:07 PM, Vivianna via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> i have trained all of my dogs to shake off their hairs on command.
> i start by giving a command when i take off the harness or, right after the dog gets up.  these are prime shake hairs opportunities.
> if the dog does not shake then, i take my hands and fluff up their fur a lot and try again.
> this works great.  
> i don’t let my dog shake in a restaurant, for example, i make her wait until we are either at the door or outside.  and, i have her shake off if she is wet as well.
> i just stand there until she does it.  
> so, say, i get home from the light rail station and, we just walked in the snow.  i take off the harness and say, shake hairs,  if she doesn’t shake off then, i wait and say, shake hairs, again.  if she still doesn’t do it then i mess up her fur and say it a third time.  she shakes to fix her hairdo.
> 
> Vivianna
> 	
>> On Feb 23, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Deanna Lewis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> Does anyone have any tips on how to teach a dog to shake itself off when it is wet? This would be very beneficial when the dog is sopping wet and you are going into the house, or onto a bus... My dog will generally shake himself off when I take off his harness, but not always. Thank you!
>> Deanna and Pascal (who retires in less than 4 weeks)
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