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The Smacking Sound
Before we start playing “The Airplane Game,” I thought I’d
teach you a neat trick you can use to get your dog’s
attention whenever you need it. To do this we will use a
special type of noise known as the “smacking sound.” But
before we can harness its power, we will first need to
teach our dog to associate the sound with food.
To do this, with
your dog in a
quiet room,
make a
smacking sound
as though you
were kissing the
air, then
immediately give Once I have trained Einstein to respond to my
him a treat. It smacking sound, I can use it whenever I want
doesn’t matter to get his attention.
what he’s doing
when you give him the treat (so long as he’s not doing
anything bad like tearing up the sofa), the idea is simply
to show him that whenever he hears the sound, he gets
treats. After doing this for a while, you should notice that
your dog looks at you for his treat whenever you make
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