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How to Train Your Dog to Play Basketball

Do you want to teach your dog to play basketball? Try this!

Start by getting your dog to fetch a ball and bring it to you. If your dog can't do that, you should stop now. Your dog will probably not make a great basketball player.

Instead of taking the ball directly from the dog, hold a box or container at ground level and make the dog drop the ball into the box. Give the dog a treat every time she correctly drops the ball in the container.

All good dog tricks should be learned in small steps. Every time the dog brings the ball back to you, raise the box up off the ground just a little bit more. Soon the dog will have to stand on her hind legs to reach it. Don't forget to reward the dog every time.

Once the dog has learned to drop the ball in the container, try using a basketball hoop instead of a box. To begin with, keep the hoop low to the ground. Then gradually raise the height. Reward the dog with a treat each time she gets a basket.

Pretty soon your dog will start jumping to reach the hoop and a basketball star will be born!

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What is the first step in training your dog to play basketball?
Teach the dog to jump.
Teach the dog to bring a ball to you.
Teach the dog what a basketball net looks like.
Teach the dog to bring a ball to you. What do you do every time the dog puts the ball where you want it?
Jump up and down.
Clap.
Give the dog a reward.
Give the dog a reward. What is the next step after the dog can put the ball in a raised container?
Switch the container with a basketball net.
Teach the dog to jump.
Call your friends.
Switch the container with a basketball net. How do you get the dog to jump up to the basketball net?
Put a reward in the basket.
Start with the basket low to the ground and keep raising it in small steps.
Clap your hands.
Start with the basket low to the ground and keep raising it in small steps. What is the key to good dog training?
Speak to the dog in a loud voice.
Teach the dog when she is very young.
Do it in small steps and reward the dog often.
Do it in small steps and reward the dog often.