Training Your Dog To Sit
Training your dog to sit is an important lesson for both you and your dog. If you listen to the steps that we are about to give you in this article, then you will have your dog responding to this command in no time. You may not realize it right now, but this simple command could save your dog from a number of dangerous situations in life. Before you are able to recall the pet, you can use the word ’sit’ in order to make him or her stop and wait before he goes off into the road.
What are the steps to training our four-legged friend to sit? Read more below:
First of all, when you start training your dog to sit, you should have a small treat in your hand. Hold this tasty treat near your pups nose. Take the treat and move it towards the back of his or her head and as they follow it, he/she will sit down naturally. If the dog decides to jump up instead of sitting then that means that you are holding the treat too high in the air.
As soon as you see your four-legged friends bottom touch the floor, give him/her the ’sit’ command. When you give this command, make sure you use a clear voice.
When the pet sits, give him/her the treat. It is important that you make sure the timing is spot on. This way, the pet will be able to connect your command with the action and the treat.
Eventually, you will not need to use the treat anymore. Instead, give the pup plenty of praise. Giving him/her lots of praise will be enough.
In one session, you should repeat this about five times. However, you should make sure that you do not over do it at one time. Having plenty of short sessions will be better than doing one long boring one.
Take note that training your dog to sit by using treats is only a start. Once the pup has grasped this idea, as we stated, just give him/her some praise. After this, you will be able to give the command as you are on a walk. To start with, they should be on the lead and progress to making him/her sit while he/she is off the lead. After the dog has grasped the sit command, it is time to move forward to other commands, including heel, fetch and come.
