How do I teach my dog to lie down? He knows how to sit, I taught him that but he will not lay.?

Question

He is a white Pekingese if that is any help.

Answer 1

Its easy! After you have taught him to lie down, then the funny part is to teach him to rollover. Makes me laugh all the time:

Here's how to teach your dog to lie down:

• Have your dog sit or stand. Let your dog sniff a treat you are holding, but don't let him have it.

• Lower the treat to the floor, and as you are doing that, your dog should follow it down.

• Be sure to say "lie down" as your dog begins to lower himself.

• Your dog should lower himself all the way to the floor.

• Only give him the treat once he is on the floor. Repeat the words "Lie Down" many times: Say, "Good boy, lie down. Lie down you good boy."

• Practice this several times during the day and over several days.

Answer 2

Have him sit, place a treat right under his nose and move it straight down to the ground then a bit away from the dog. In theory, the dog should lie down following the treat.

Answer 3

When I had puppies, I lured them down with a treat. They followed the treat, and the command was added. This didn't work with a dog I kept over the summer. Two dog trainers told and showed me how to wrestle him, fairly unsuccessfully, to the ground. I was told, now you know why it's easier to train a puppy. I researched on the web (not this site), and tried clicker method they described. (Clickers are cheap; people keep giving me these.) I sat on the floor with really good treats in one hand, near the ground, and a clicker in the other. He and I sat looking at each other, then he spied the treats and collapsed to the floor for a closer investigation. I clicked and gave him a treat. He thought this was so cool, that he wanted to do this over and over. Next, I put command word to this and I used hand signal, pointing direction down. Soon after, when he wanted a treat, he'd plop to the floor and look imploringly at me. (He only got the treat when on command, though) We were quickly working on lengthening the duration of his down, by clicking and treating at ever longer intervals from his performing the action. Pretty soon the previous owner, who gave him up, showed up, and I showed him his new trick of "spin". Then, I put him in a down, and did something with my own dog. The owner was still staring at his dog, in shock that the dog he'd trained well for some things, had finally learned "down".

Answer 4

comparable way as sitting. Have a handle on your hand and place it to his nostril and slowly carry all of it the way down to the floor and on the comparable time say down or lay down and while he's down thoroughly supply him the handle. Do it repeatedly till he masters it. the two my canines and cat do many tricks for treats. additionally throw in a take a seat and supply him a handle through fact he already is conscious that a handle comes if he sits, he will seize on. what's his call?

Answer 5

Put the treat in your hand and put your hand down on the floor. Say lay down. If he still stands help him into the laying down position. Give him the treat. Repeat over and over, until he does it alone. (always give a treat for proper behavior). :) Good luck!

Answer 6

You put a treat on the ground in front of him after he sits, then he should go into a laying position.

Answer 7

Try snapping your fingers down by the floor and pat. Have a treat and see if that works. It worked for me. They say dogs respond to the snapping.

Answer 8

you should hire a dog trainer they would teach the dog some tricks so he might win a dog competition.