Many dog owners out there are quite surprised to learn that dog training using hand signals can be more effective than your conventional verbal commands in many instances.
The main reason why this is a reality is because of the innate wildness inherit in all our domestic pets.
A dog's ear in the wild is not used for communication, if you look at a pack of wolves in the wild, you'll notice that they communicate with each other through physical gestures.
By training your dog using hand signals, you will be able to communicate with your dog, even when your dog becomes extremely excited and thus hard to manage.
Many dog owners have discovered that a dog is prone to jumping on strangers, misbehaving and even running into traffic when overly excited.
Many people don't realise that yelling at their dog only gets the dogs attention; it's the physical disposition of that individual that the dog will naturally interpret.
A dog is able to interpret gestures for specific commands such as sit, stand etc.
more easily and fluently than spoken words.
By training them to understand hand signals at an early age, you will have the advantage of being able to gain the attention of your pet with voice commands as well as hand and body signals.
Anyone who might be interested in training their pet to hunt or possibly go with them on a camping trip will appreciate being able to communicate with their pet through hand gestures.
You will be able to signal to your dog to attack specific animals during hunts or to stay back while on camp.
Hand signals are also excellent for dog to dog interactions, as it is possible for you to communicate with your dog without gaining the attention of other dogs.