Smacking Sound Develops your Dog's "Hidden Intelligence" |

I thought I’d
teach you a neat trick you can use to get your dog’s
attention whenever you need it. To do this we will use a
special type of noise known as the “smacking sound.” But
before we can harness its power, we will first need to
teach our dog to associate the sound with food.
To do this, with your dog in a quiet room,make a
smacking sound as though you were kissing the
air, then immediately give him a treat. It
doesn’t matter what he’s doing
when you give him the treat (so long as he’s not doing
anything bad like tearing up the sofa), the idea is simply
to show him that whenever he hears the sound, he gets
treats. After doing this for a while, you should notice that
your dog looks at you for his treat whenever you make
Once I have trained Einstein to respond to my
smacking sound, I can use it whenever I want
to get his attention.
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the sound. With continued practice, you can start using
the smacking sound in everyday life when you want to
grab your dog’s attention!
Keep in mind, however, that the smacking sound may be
less effective at times when your dog is too worked up.
For example, if he has seen something outside that he
reacts strongly to, your sound may go unnoticed. One
remedy for this is the “Look at That” game found in the
Brain Training for Dogs online training course. In “Look at
That,” we will work specifically on teaching your dog to
pay attention to the smacking sound despite strong
distractions.

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