give paw

Dog's polite greeting

Give paw is a basic trick taught to dogs, where the animal extends a front paw to be held by a person on command.

The phrase works as both instruction Give paw! and description She taught the puppy to give paw.

Sometimes called shake or shake hands.

Related

hand signal · trust · gesture · good boy · bonding · obedience · command · limb · behavior · high-five · training · pet training · positive reinforcement · reinforcement · affection · furry friend · trick · claw

Opposites
type of dog trick

give pawspeak

Produce words aloud

play dead · stay · howl · roll over · fetch

verbal vs. physical tricks

give pawspeak

Produce words aloud

howl · sing

command compliance

give pawrefuse

Reject or garbage

disobey · pull away · resist · non-compliance

Family

give, paw, gives, gave, given, giving, giver, givers, forgive

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G