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intermediate
Dog barks on cue and stops on cue.
Age suitability: From about 5 months.
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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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