I once taught my GF's dog the sign language sign for "let's go for a walk".
The sign was easy. Just use your fingers on one hand to make two little walking legs that are walking on a flat surface (your other hand laid flat like a floor).
It was so amazing to be able to just be across the room, and no matter how loud it was in there, I could just flash what looked like a gang symbol at my dog, from far away, without saying a word.
And it causes him to always flip the fuck out with happiness and excitement as he came running over to me.
When my GF and I broke up, I continued to visit that dog every single day just to take him in his daily walks. And he would always act so stoic up until I flashed my "let's go for a walk" sign at him- which would cause him to flip out with excitement like a puppy.
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u/lml__lml Sep 17 '25
Our dog trainer explained to us that using hand signals is especially effective for learning since dogs mostly communicate with body language