Vision is only one of a dog s many acute senses but it does have its advantages.
Blind dog training.
Say your dog s name and give him a treat.
This is a great way to teach a blind dog to orient to you.
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Training modifications for blind dogs.
Training a blind dog even if it s just the basic obedience commands is highly recommended as it will help to keep them safe.
By teaching your dog a few commands you can give her the gift of confidence.
Start with 10 small soft treats.
You may have to teach your blind dog new commands such as wait step up and step down wait is particularly useful as it lets your dog know when he s about.
Blind dogs will memorize their environments from the layout of furniture to doors walls steps and appliances.
Overall blind dogs can lead very normal lives but training them to follow basic commands requires different techniques than those that are commonly used for sighted dogs.
To help your blind dog navigate his surroundings keep the furniture in its place.
Once your dog is responding to the clicker you are ready to start.
Moving the furniture will confuse your dog and make it harder for him to navigate the house.
When using methods such as lure and reward or reward marker clicker training teaching a blind dog is remarkably similar to working with a sighted dog though you may obviously rely more heavily on verbal cues or touch cues for dogs that are both deaf and blind than on hand signals or body language.
In this video i introduce 6 kinds of sound signals to use for training and helping blind dogs.
Do this a couple of times a day over a period of two or three days.
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It will be easier for a dog that is born blind to learn things and adjust but for a dog who is used to being sighted it may take more time.
Basic training commands for your blind dog.