International Association of Assistance Dog Partners

For teaching the dog to lay his entire body weight on me, I will cue the dog, “up, up” and then “down” and he will jump up entirely on top of me and lie down. All of my dogs, even my pet dog, Niche, really enjoy doing the weighted pressure tasks. When I lie down on the couch and cue “up, up” the dogs race to see who will be first to get the prime spot on my chest. ................
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