intermediate

Speak / Quiet

Dog barks on cue and stops on cue.

Age suitability: From about 5 months.

Prerequisites: None

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Details

Why dogs take to it: This puts natural vocal behavior under cue control.

Breed tendencies: Vocal breeds often learn speak quickly and need extra quiet work.

Physical suitability: Use in controlled contexts to avoid reinforcing nuisance barking.

Supplies: treats, controlled bark trigger

Verbal cues: speak, quiet

Hand signal: Open-close hand for speak; still hand for quiet.

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