Do you massage your dog? Here are some tips for dog massage and your dog training:

[1] Use a bit of firm massage around your dog’s neck as a reward after clicking sometimes, combined with praise.

[2] To promote overall well-being, give your dog a good massage every week. This will help with his general level of relaxation, and we learn better when relaxed.

[3] When you are watching TV with your dog, go down on the floor with him (or invite him up onto the sofa with you, if that’s your preference) and casually rub him, in the direction his fur grows for the most part.

[4] Teach your dog to accept toenail clipping more gracefully by massaging his paws.

Naturally, do be alert to your dog’s signals to you that he isn’t comfortable with something you are doing. In that case, back off to something he does like for the time being.

I recently watched a lovely DVD called Bodywork for Dogs, which I reviewed here:
http://training-dogs.com/dogtrainingdvds/bodyworkfordogsdvd.html

I liked it enough to think it’s worth watching multiple times, one of my criteria for a DVD I’ll buy.

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