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Ask Andrea: Can I Train My Dog to Do Things Without Asking?

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Jennifer St. James Posted in Tricks

Believe it or not, you CAN train your dog to do things without even asking! The trick is to train your dog to have “default behaviors.”
In animal training, a default behavior is the behavior that an animal chooses to perform in any given situation when there is no specific cue from the trainer. “Sit” is often used as a default behavior in dog training. When a dog is sitting, he or she can’t be jumping up on someone or running around at the same time. A dog who has a strong default “sit” is going to sit without being asked in all kinds of different situations, even when greeting strangers.

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