Cross Paws- dog tricks- how to train

[AGGwoteva]

my labrador knows to touch my hand or an object with her left paw, but when i put the object next to her right paw so she has to cross them over she moves her body so the object is between her paws so she doesnt have to cross them. if i hold her right paw down so that she cant move her body she refuses to do the trick till i let go. help!! xD x

[phiney69]

@AGGwoteva

Hi I've been having a similar problem. My puppy targets with the same paw well but when I try to move the target over she targets it by crossing her paws with the target sandwiched between them lol, or like you say moves so it's in the middle or swaps paw. Did you find a way around this to achieve the trick in the end? : ) xx

[AGGwoteva]

@phiney69 I kept doing it with leah and eventually and i really do mean eventually she did it once x once she had done it i started moving her paw for her, saying the command and then click and treat x then she knew what i wanted, when i held her paw down and moved my hand while saying it she clicked x hope that helps your pup :) x

[phiney69]

@AGGwoteva Thanks, I'll give it a go. Practice makes perfect eh? Licks from Lola. : ) x

[alexehilary]

if you want to cross your legs from sitting or standing position, you have to start all over again

[LegendsMami]

i started this trick yesterday with my dog. I'm doing something wrong or confusing him because he will not hold his left arm/paw still. Every time he taps his right paw on the target object right after he slaps his left paw on it too. Any way to fix this?

[TheGermanShepfan]

My shepherd is doing great with this! He still gives me the opposite paw sometimes, but when he does do it he gets lavished!!

[TheGermanShepfan]

Cool! I can't wait to teach my german shepherd this!!

[bumbledancer]

You make it look so easy! My dogs are at my aunts house and they will be all summer, but this fall I can't wait to try this! I'll see how my dogs cooperate!!!

[illumidog]

Great video! This is one of my pups favorite tricks now.

[manatts5]

Are you giving a command when you put the marker down or just waiting for the behavior?

[supernaturalbc2008]

Love it! Lucy does this automatically when she lays down. Jessie was taught the same way. It's such an endearing behavior! Donna, Jessie & Lucy

[brendamiwa]

LOL! LOVE THIS VIDEO!

[Drummerbaby66]

You are so amazing! You're babies are so cute too!:) I was working with my dog, trying to teach him this but he gets frustrated really easy. He is a wolf/lab mix and he is very well mannered and he knows the basic tricks, but when I try and teach him anything more complicated like this, even slowly, he gets very frustrated... is it something I am doing wrong maybe? Or is there a way I can help him to be less frustrated?

And thanks for all of the helpful videos!!:)

[easyitsashley]

@Drummerbaby66 Because half of him is a WILD ANIMAL.

[Drummerbaby66]

@easyitsashley I was nine years old when my parents gave him to me. All I know is he is my best friend and he is more mellow and kind than any other dog that I have met. Plus I wasn't asking you.

[bklynragazza]

This is a really helpful video; thank you! One of the things I struggle with is figuring out at what step to introduce the verbal cue (if you are using one?). If you have a chance to include that information in future videos, that would be great. Thanks again for all your videos; it is so great to see the power of positive reinforcement!

[TrainingTKO]

I love your videos. After viewing this one (and training this trick) I decided to create a video of my dogs. I attached it as a video response...hope you enjoy. Many of their tricks I have learned from you and other You Tube tutorials. Its great to have such a rich library of tutorials.

[raymondyiew]

I simply love to watch your videos as compared to others on YouTube. The tricks are amazing and so enjoyable to watch and you make them look so simple to learn.

[clickertrickdog]

Somehow I missed this video! I just had someone ask me how to train cross your paws and I searched for the video I knew you had and found this one. Great video. Thanks! I send a lot of people to watch your videos!

[BraveheartDogs]

This is great. Thanks for a new trick to work on this weekend:)

[GonzaloLlopis]

Nice tutorial

[ZUMzumSTAR]

i found it easier to teach cross paws as an advanced version of shake hands ;) if you are asking your dog each paw with a different hand all you have to do to get cross paws is to ask for shake hands not in front of your dog but at his or her side ;D

[boltandbella]

hi i was trying to teach my dog this trick but he wont even bother to even touch the object with his paws he just stares at it and its really frustrating,do you know what I can do?

[RescueCadetsUSA]

OMG I loved it!! I'm so teaching this trick now.

[mandav15]

hey nice video i love your videos =)

check your inbox messages i sent u a message about a week ago i need advice on how to train my lil jumpy poodle lol thanks

[VTECsqznN2O]

lol, I like when you first switch to the paper target Kiko gives you a funny look...

[chihuahuabulldog]

GREAT video!! All the dogs are so beautiful. That Poodle is really fluffy. Thank you for another great teaching video.

[burninforyou]

oh my the intro with all three in tandem is too cute!

[flair363]

I will try this!!

[jaymejamjar]

i've been trying this one..haven't quite gotten it yet

[HechiAsia]

PRECIOSO !!!! :-))

[hsaarelainen]

Oh, and by the way, thank you for your videos! You inspire us a lot :-)

[hsaarelainen]

Hi! I've been teaching my dog to cross her paws, and so far everything goes fine. My only concern is that she scratches heavily the object instead of just hitting it. I wonder why your dogs are so patients and move only one paw at the time. My dog moves her whole body!

[JuliaandGypsie]

Awesome! I really like when you're behind your border collie and he follows your feet. ;-)))

What kind of order do you to your dog? Do you say the same word than the one you use for giving paws? Or do give a different? Are you using diffrent words for crossing paws one way and the other way?

[ejsg34]

one word!!!! amazing!

[Yuantis]

just awesome... ; ;

ill see if i can do this myself with my girl

[PapillonHoney]

It´s so cool ... I try to teach it to my 2 bolognese dogs an my papillon ... the papillon is very clever and learning fast ... the two bologneser are asking FOR WHAT :-)

[Parenchym]

aaaw love the Poodle! Every kind of dog can learn this trick! This was my first video from you and the first more awesome trick I teached my dog!

[haylz27]

I trained Indi how to do this a while ago, it's her favourite trick and she's an expert at it. :)!!

[pamelamarxsen]

That was awesome! I love that poodle! I love the music! I have been working on this with Twix. The beginning was really cute!

[AnimalLoverLizzy]

Thanks Emily! This is what I'll be teaching Sparky next.

LOVED the beginning with Kiko, Splash and Tug crossing paws all at once! Ahhh too cute!

[Kabukihomewood]

Oh man, Emily. That haircut on you is adorable, and really sexy. I wish my hair would do that when it's short.

I have a brand new brilliant Airedale Terrier puppyboy. Your vids have helped me tremendously. Thanks Kiko!!

[rha207]

Nicely done. Love it.

[tehrenberg]

Oh BOY, this is the best day ever! New videos from you, Pam, AND Sian!! Woot!!!

Woot!

[Parenchym]

@tehrenberg yay isn't it like Christmas, Birthday and Easter on the same day? ;)

[TheRabbitgrace]

Great tutorial :) I will have to train Pheobie to cross her paw over a "that was easy" button. I will definatly try to teach her this trick :D