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A must exercise for early in training is the ‘individual daily exam.’ Do it if you had time for no other training activity. When the dog wiggles in this position, correct. When the dog is quiet, praise. The exercise teaches your dog who is in charge, demonstrates the dog’s trust in you, enables you to examine the dog for health issues, introduces your dog to grooming, reduces the probability of a dog bite by handling the dog’s mouth and feet, teaches your dog time-on-task behavior. After you complete the daily exam, put your dog in the position we call ‘relax’. Examine the dogs parts in this position, too. These exercises lay the foundation for excellent visits to the vet. Your dog becomes accepting of having its parts examined.
From this position, the handler can conduct a physical exam of the dog and begin the grooming and hygiene processes.
With the dog at rest on its side, you can conduct a physical exam.