Nose Bridge

Dog Training and Behavior — By Amy Dunphy on January 31, 2010 at 5:34 pm

I went to a dog training seminar a few weekends ago. I had never seen this behavior before but I saw it there, and also on a video I purchased. Its called a Nose Bridge. The issue is that the only dogs I have seen already knew the behavior! So I decided to teach it to my dog and share it with you all. This is week one of me teaching this behavior. I use a lot of luring, and of course treats (dog food) for my dog. Scroll down for the video of our week 1 dog training session on the nose bridge.

Here are the basics.

1. Get your dog into heel position.

2. Lure their head up to the position you want it

3. Wait for their nose to touch your palm or if you decide to do the two finger bridge, wait for contact.

4. Say yes, and treat with the opposite hand.

Only work for a few minutes at a time, and slowly ask for more. I’ll take our progress so you can see how we keep progressing with this behavior. I’m excited to teach it, I can see how it will really help our heeling in the dog training ring!