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Dog Training Getting Your Dog To Sit On Command: The Easy Secret That Can Save Your Dog's Life
Dog Training Getting Your Dog To Sit On Command: The Easy Secret That Can Save Your Dog's Life | Getting Your Dog To Sit On Command: The Easy Secret That Can Save Your Dog's Life |
| Written by Corson Strand | ||||||||
| Friday, 16 July 2010 | ||||||||
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One of the first commands you teach your dog is the command to sit. Fortunately, this is not only easy, but a fun way to begin training your pet. This is an essential command because it could save your dog's life if you teach it well. I won't dwell on this, but more than one dog would have happily charged into traffic and certain death had its owner not saved it with the "sit" command.
One of the first commands you teach your dog is the command to sit. Fortunately, this is not only easy, but a fun way to begin training your pet. This is an essential command because it could save your dog's life if you teach it well. I won't dwell on this, but more than one dog would have happily charged into traffic and certain death had its owner not saved it with the "sit" command. The two methods I'm going to suggest in this short article are used by many trainers and reliably produce the desired behavior. If you are starting with a young puppy, begin training at about 8 weeks. Set a training regimen that you adhere to as regularly as possible, and always carry out the training in the same way. Always be gentle and firm, and you must be prepared to have inexhaustible patience and willingness to repeat as often as necessary for your dog to understand. When putting your pet through its paces, try to be as predictable as possible. That means that doing everything the same. As you continue training your dog, you see that this "sameness" is crucial as it allows your dog to feel safe, secure, and confident. Again, never lose patience and always give lots of praise followed by an occasional treat. Method 1 The first thing you want to do is catch your dog's attention. In this method, you do this by uttering your pet's name while holding a treat in front of and just above your dog's muzzle. Move the treat in a slow arc above and backward over its head. Your dog will want to keep its eyes on the morsel, and as it moves its head back, its rear end will reposition itself on the floor. As you see the dog begin to sit, firmly utter the command, "sit." Follow this by praise and a treat. Now, you will need to repeat this. You might set a 10 or 15 minute training period each day. As your puppy begins to understand, you will find that your dog will respond to the hand motion and you can begin rewarding with praise instead of a treat. In all training, you want to wean the dog away from treat rewards. Plan on spending a couple of weeks with this for reliably consistent obedience. Method 2 The second method is not so different from the first. However, you will begin by placing your dog on your left. I also suggest that you have it on a leash. With this method, you hold the treat in front of your pet, say "sit," and then press gently but firmly down on its hind end. The dog will sit, and then you give it lots of praise followed by the treat. If you have put a leash on your dog--highly recommended--then as you say "sit," you give a gentle, upward pull on the leash as you press down on its hind quarters. Views: 31
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