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Want an eager beaver student? Make learning rewarding and fun for your pet. Because pets communicate with body language more than verbal language, it makes sense to show, not tell, pets what to do. Food gets their attention and makes learning more of a game than hard work.

For example, before a meal put a kibble or treat in your hand and let your pet lick or sniff it as you walk backwards. Keep the food at mouth level and your pet will likely follow. Add the word, “come” just before releasing the treat and your pet will eventually learn the word.

You can teach many behaviors this way. To teach sit, move the treat – keeping the hungry pet’s tongue or nose attached – up and back over the head until it’s easier to sit than stand. Just as your pet sits, give the treat and say, “Sit.” Add, “Goooood!” with a finger tickle your pet’s favorite spot plus lovey-dovey talk to seal the deal.

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