learning paw command

hi everyone this is my first post so sorry if it’s not up to standard.

my puppy randomly learned the paw command but i’m not sure how to reinforce it. for context, i have an 8 month old irish doodle (spare me the doodle comments pls) and i wipe her paws off everytime we go outside. i normally say “paw” as im wiping them off so that she learns the association. when we lay down together on the couch, i normally raise my hand and she places her paw in mind. however, i don’t say “paw” there. that’s just something we do.

this evening i got home and realized that when i stuck my hand out, she sat and gave me her paw. i wasn’t sure what to say but was so excited that she understood what “paw” meant. however, ive taught her slightly backwards. i ran to get her a treat and had her do it again so i can positively reinforce the behavior and she did! however, after i gave her the treat she began to get hyper fixated on the smell of the treat on my hand as opposed to offering her paw and the training piece fell through.

i’m sorry for the long rant but im a FTDO and im still learning! any advice on what to do here?

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