How to Teach Your Dog to High-Five

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Make your pooch the hippest dog on the block by teaching him how to greet you with a high-five.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A quiet area
A dog
Dog treats

Step 1: Pick quiet area

Choose a quiet area where you and your dog can work without distractions.

Step 2: Let dog smell treat

Place one of the treats in your palm, make a fist, and put your hand under your dog's nose. Hold it four or five inches away from their face. Your dog may smell the treat and paw at your hand.

Tip: Don't stand too far away from your dog. They may lose their balance when they touch your hand.

Step 3: Reward dog

Reward your dog with a treat each time your dog paws at your hand. Repeat until your dog consistently touches your hand.

Tip: Move your hand slightly to the side. Your dog will have lean to follow the treat, which will encourage them to touch your hand.

Step 4: Open hand for high-five

Open your fist and hold your flat palm in the air vertically. Acknowledge each successful touch with a treat.

Step 5: Mark behavior with a verbal cue

Add a verbal cue, like saying "High-Five!" each time your dog touches your palm. Now you can celebrate with your dog, and he won't leave you hanging.

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[elliejamesjames]

You need a dog?! I was gunna make my golfish do this :'(

[cholatucola]

great i have everything now i just need a dog

[MrAUFANATIC]

@cholatucola i just lmao

[chickothon]

my dog isn't pawing my hand. he is trying to eat my hand!

[SaxSol0]

Up next : teach your dog to see!

[tuenchi524]

This dosent work

[TheStarAngel7]

my dog doesnt do this it just licks my hand :(

[SuperNoodlenut]

This tutorial is GREAT!!! the best because the other ones take days to teach your dog but bribing is a different thing

[kiwininja100]

mine already knew how to do it... well i can always teach my brother :I

[GingerTheShiranian]

@elliejamesjames Did you read the title? It cleary says,

"How to teach your DOG to high-five

[PLURTHEMUSIC]

DID SHE BLEACH HER DOG'S HAIR!!!!!????? :\

[sandraelizabeth62]

@elliejamesjames  this is not nemo