Fitzwoman27
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It takes a lot of work and patience. Like teaching a kid to read. Baby steps. if you watch your dog do something naturally like pick up your sock. You can shape that behavior into picking up your sock and bringing it to you ( usually by positive reinforcement ie treats) gradually moving to other items. Key don’t yell at them for doing a behavior that you can shape into something that you can use. My Husband ‘s Dobie braces himself in a stand so if you fall you can use him to brace yourself to stand back up. One day my husband was going into a store and a man fell . Thor stood next to him and my husband told Thor to stand and told the man to use him to get up. Man was shocked and amazed that Thor knew the man needed him. behavior began with treating him to stand.Are you training a dog for someone else ? just curios how it’s done, how long,etc. I can’t get my grandkids to sit for five mins, how does one teach a dog to open a door or pick up something.