WordPress shows me what people googled to end up at my page and I thought it was interesting that someone typed in how to stop a great dane from hitting people with paws. So this is how I did it.

I put the behavior on cue. If I say gimme that paw Katie will happily oblige. Even if I just put my hand out in the manner that I could be looking for a paw, I recieve one. I reward her for those behaviors and ignore her when she gives it to me when I have given no indication of wanting her paw. She has learned that there is a time and place and that time is only when I ask. So her hitting has almost completely subsided. :)

Hope this helps the next person who googles it.

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