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Tricks training is a great way to bond with your dog. And one of the added benefits to
training a trick like spin is it improves flexibility and gives your dog an opportunity
for some exercise. To get started, I'm gonna have Walter in a standing position. And then
with a treat right on his nose, I'm gonna move it around in a circle, click and then
give him the little treat. Once he's following food readily around in a circle, I'm gonna
take the food out of my hand. Good! And then I can either use the word good or a clicker
to let him know he did it correctly and get the reward. I'm gonna do that one more time
without food in my hand. Great. And now I'm gonna start refining my hand signal by pointing.
Nice. I'm going around in a circle on a point and I'm gonna see if I can that a little bit
more refined. Yay, good boy, Walty. So it looks a little bit more like a visual cue
as opposed to following food through space. Yay! And there's my spin. You did a great
job, Walter. So you're ready to get ready on your spin. You just break it down into
small achievable steps and you move up to the point where you have it on a visual cue
and then when you're ready, you can call it whatever you like. Have fun!