Learning to perform a handshake is very easy regardless of any breed or size of dog.
Certain breeds such as the Pekingese and German Shepherd don’t even have to be trained; when you hold out your hand, he will hand you his paw, which is his way of showing you that he knows what you want him to do.
With other dogs, this can be done with a little training.
To train, the owner first sits the dog facing him. Then, stretch out a hand, and issued a “handshake” command, such as the dog raised a forelimb, the owner will hold and slightly shake, and at the same time issued a “hello”, “hello” command, which is a reward for the dog, but also a way to show that you know what you want it to do. This is a reward for the dog, but also necessary for the handshake etiquette.
After several times of training, the dog will become more and more skillful.
If the master issued the command “shake hands”, the dog can not take the initiative to lift the front limbs, the master should push the dog’s left shoulder, so that its center of gravity shifted to the left front limb, and at the same time, reach out and grab the dog’s right front limb to lift up and wave, issued the “hello”, “The owner should push the dog’s left shoulder with his hand so that its center of gravity is shifted to the left front limb.
So training several times, the dog will be able to according to the master’s command, in the master stretched out his hand at the same time, quickly hand over the forelimbs to shake hands.
While shaking hands, the owner should continuously issue the command “hello”, “hello”, show a very happy look, praise the dog to stimulate its passion.
Shaking hands is also a way for the owner to communicate with the dog emotionally, and the dog is easy to comply with this action. Therefore, when the dog is happy, it will take the initiative to hand over its forelimbs to shake hands with you.
