This command is useful for dogs who are shy of obects, people, or dogs.
1. Place a treat in your right hand (left if you have left-handed).
2. Happily point and tap a non-scary object with your hand that contains the treat. Non-scary objects might include chairs, safe plants, bowls, couch, walls, doors, etc.
3. As soon as the dog touches your hand or object, say “Say Hi” and pop the treat in his mouth.
4. Do about 10 non-scary objects for several days until the dog obviously looks forward to coming over to nose the object and get a treat.
5. Repeat with objects that a bit scarier such as the vacuum cleaner, trash cans, yard decorations, whatever makes the dog a bit more nervous.
6. Repeat with people that the dog knows then progress to people that he is a bit nervous with.
7. Finally, as long as the dog is progressing nicely, use it for the most scary objects or people. You can use the verbal words to help with dog introductions since, by now, the dog should hear the words as a pleasurable experience but do not use treats.
K9 Solutions 