Teaching your dog to ride is one of the useful bases of his training. Indeed, the “up” order will be very valuable on a daily basis. The good news is that it is very easy to teaching it and I will walk you through it step by step in this article.
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What is the use of the command “mount” when teaching your dog or puppy?
The “mount” command is useful for getting your dog to climb onto an elevated support without you having to carry it. If you have a large dog or can’t lift heavy things, you’ll be glad he’s mastered this command.
On a daily basis, he can climb into the trunk of a car (or on the back seat), on the sofa or in bed depending on what you allow him to do.
The exercise to teach your dog or puppy to ride.
Hold a treat above a couch to entice him to come up. As he goes up, say “up!” to help him assimilate order. Give him the treat as a reward.
Afterwards, say “come up” without holding any treats above the sofa. If he goes up at this moment, he has understood the order. Also try to make him obey even without treats by alternating the times when you reward him and the times when you don’t.
This exercise is to be repeated on all the supports where you want to teach him to climb. However, if your dog is smart, he will be able to understand the command “mount” everywhere as soon as he has learned it, whether it is on a car trunk, a sofa, a bench in a park or a bed.
The three main mistakes to avoid when teaching your dog to ride.
If you want to teach him to ride, you should avoid the following mistakes:
Try to mount it on a support that is not suitable for its size (too big). This mistake could hurt him.
Make it go up by force by lifting it by the collar. This could hurt him and disgust him with order.
Teach him to climb in a place that you will not allow him access later (with a dog, you always have to be careful to stay consistent).
