Teaching your dog to sit is one of the most important dog training secrets you can impart to him. Teaching him the habit of sitting down is a good idea because when you do so, it becomes second nature for him. If you don’t get down on your knees every time your dog asks for a treat, he’ll soon start asking for your hand instead. A dog should learn the sitting technique as easily as he learns the sit-stay-fetch technique. It’s really that simple.
Teach your dog to sit by placing your hand palm up against his stomach. When you wish your dog to sit, gently place your hand on his shoulder. Say “sit.” At this stage, you will probably notice that he almost immediately sits down.
Step Three: Step three is teaching him how to stay. This is the fun part! The easiest way to teach your dog to stay is by using a regular sitting position while saying “stay” in a firm voice. Be sure to make sure your dog stays in the sitting position and doesn’t move his legs or wiggle his butt.
Step Four: Step four is when it gets really exciting! Once your dog has learned the stay-stay-fetch technique, take one step back from him. Then, give him your hand again, place your palm on his stomach and begin shaking it slowly back and forth left to right. Do this in short bursts to keep him in the right sitting position.
Step Five: Finally, step up to the clicking device and begin clicking away. Click your dog’s name as you do this. When your dog learns to stay and to sit, he will begin to associate clicking with those events and will learn faster. The clicker can also be used as a lure, if you so wish. If done properly, your dog will begin to sit on command every time the clicking sound is heard.
Step Six: Now, it’s time to introduce the release cue. Your dog should be sitting and simply reach out with his front paws to touch the ground. Release the sit command and then move one step forward and take one step back. Do this over again. When your dog has successfully been trained to release cue on the first try, he will begin to associate releasing with the sitting motion and will stop moving forward.
Step Seven: Finally, we’re almost finished! You are now going to use your release cue to teach him to sit and stay, and the same concept is going to be used to teach him to stay and down. Again, give your dog his treat, and tell him to sit. As before, use the lure to train him and make sure that he does not move forward when the click sound is heard.
Hopefully this article has been informative and helpful. Remember, using food rewards in puppy training treats can speed up the process, but remember, they should only be used as a last resort. Using food rewards during training is important, but for success, you need to use positive reinforcement during the training process and continue to use treats as a regular reward.
If you follow these simple guidelines, you will find that your puppies obedience training sessions will go smoothly and you will be able to easily house train your puppies. House training your puppies is actually easier than most people think. There are no tricks to learning how to communicate properly with your puppy. All you need to do is focus on the training itself and your dog will respond.
Remember, just because you think your dog can be trained by just using basic puppy training techniques, doesn’t mean he can. Use these basic puppy training techniques and keep training sessions at a constant pace. Positive reinforcement during training sessions is very important, so be sure not to give your dog a treat early during the session.
Hopefully this article has given you some good information to help you in teaching your dog the “sit” command. Sit, stay, come…these are the three most basic commands that you should be teaching your dog. Once you get the hang of these commands, you can then move on to more difficult commands such as stay and stand. Once you get these dog training basics down, then start branching out and thinking about the commands you would like to teach your puppy. Remember that with every new command, it is better to stick to one basic technique, than to try to learn several different techniques at the same time.