To sign dog in ASL, hold your dominant hand in front of your chest with the palm facing you. Snap the middle finger against the thumb, then repeat the snap a few times while the hand stays in place. The snap is the whole sign, like snapping to get a dog's attention.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the middle finger rests on the thumb, ready to snap.
Location: in front of the chest on the same side.
Movement: snap the middle finger off the thumb a few times.
Palm orientation: the palm faces you.
Tip to remember it
Lifeprint says the snap uses the middle finger, not the index finger.
Use it in a sentence
DOG CUTE.
The dog is cute.
This video snaps several times. Lifeprint snaps twice and lists other versions: patting the leg and then snapping, or patting the leg twice.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/d/dog.htm.
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