Body Handling and Settle Tips

Here are some fun 5 min training sessions to help you dog with body handling and settling while being groomed.

Hold Still: Grab the dogs collar and feed a treat. Grab-feed a treat. Gradually work to grabbing the collar feed one treat-wait a second-feed another treat- wait-feed another treat. Work towards the dog standing still when you grab its collar. Do this in different positions-in front of you and beside you.

Self Control Settle: Have the dog lay down on his mat and set a bowl of food about three feet in front of him. Tell him to stay and while he is settled take a piece of food out of the bowl and bring it to him. If he gets up the food bowl gets snatched up. When the dog is first learning this don’t move around a whole lot so there are fewer distractions. As he gets more stable and less likely to jump up when distractions occur begin moving

around more and add harder distractions. Real life applications are having him settle while you are eating dinner or relaxing in front of the TV.

Another Way to do Self Control Settle: Sit on the couch with a bowl of food or treats and ignore him until he lays down. When he does say "good settle" and give him some food. Toss a few pieces away so he has to get up to get it. Then wait for him to lay down. When he does say "good settle" they'd give him some food.