Obedience Dog Training – Hand Signals – The Down Signal

Hand signals are very important tools you can use to train your dog.

Dogs aren’t verbal creatures – even though they can learn how respond to your words. For them it’s easy to see movement – so they can readily perceive the movement involved in a hand signal. Give the hand signal immediately followed by the verbal command.

The Down Signal is one of the commands you can easily learn and teach your dog.

Hand signal - Down Command 1

Start with your hand raised in front of you with palm down, move your hand straight down in front of you still keeping your palm Down

Hand signal - Down command 2

When you teach hand signals to a dog try to keep them large and precise.