Methods to train a dog to pay New Year greetings

1. Hold a small piece of dried meat or something the dog likes to eat in your hand, and follow the command "Hail New Year" (or " "Bye" and "Thank you"), and at the same time, place the "bait" in front of its nose, about 10 cm away and at a 45-degree angle, and slowly pull it up to lure the dog to stand up slowly. If it wants to eat dried meat, it will slowly stand up according to your gestures.

2. At the beginning, even if you can stand up for just one second, it doesn’t matter. You will definitely stand for longer in the future. Don’t give it small pieces of jerky right away when it first starts standing. See if it can stand up straighter and longer. The longer its body is stretched, the higher its stability. In order to maintain balance, it will naturally start to make Preparatory actions for "New Year greetings".

3. Some dogs will spread their front paws apart, or even move up and down. It doesn’t look like a gesture of goodbye or congratulation. It doesn’t matter. You can help its front paws move closer together so that it can gradually get used to standing. At this time, the front paws will naturally close together.

4. Once the dog has stood for a long enough time and the front paws are naturally close together, and even starts to move up and down in order to balance the body, it means that your dog has learned how to do this. Happy New Year.

The harm caused by New Year greetings to dogs

1. It places a great burden on the bones, which can lead to patellar dislocation, fractures, spinal deformation, and hind leg deformity. , or even paralysis. Although dogs occasionally raise their forelimbs to play, most of the time a dog walks relying on the strength of its limbs. The spine only bears a small part of the body's weight, and the dog's shoulders, hips, and limbs bear most of the weight. weight.

2. In severe cases, it may cause paralysis of the dog, leading to complete loss of mobility. The dog who once appeared on TV and is famous for walking upright actually suffered from patella dislocation in his hind legs due to long-term training to walk, and had to undergo surgery. People only see its cute and funny appearance on TV, but they don’t know how much pain and suffering it has gone through behind the scenes.

3. Affect the dog’s normal excretion function. A dog's incorrect posture can put pressure on the spinal nerves and cause abnormal excretion function in dogs. Inability to urinate, uncontrolled defecation, etc. will also increase the risk of dogs suffering from uremia.