Monday, November 15, 2010

Teaching Your Dog To Sit

By Annette Lode

The sit command is among the basic commands that any pet owner should teach his dog. When you can get your pet to sit on command he could be more attentive to you and much more obedient. Plus, the sit command may be the basis for a lot of other commands so starting your training with this particular command makes sense.

Dog training to sit is probably among the easiest commands and can help you begin a good training regimen with your pet. Here are a few simple tricks to make this training tiny bit easier:

1.Stand facing your pet and say the word "Sit" inside a firm tone. Of course, at first your dog will most likely do not know what you want him to complete and you may want to give him a clue by performing the action indexed by second step.

2.Take one of your dog's favorite treats and stand facing your dog. Hold the treat above his head slightly and move it back towards his rear. This will cause the dog to look and follow the treat together with his head which will can even make him sit. As he is sitting say the term "Sit". Then praised him and give him the treat.

3.Sometimes, instead of sitting, the dog will support and, in case your dog tends to do this, you need to try step 2 with your dog on the area so that he can't support because the wall is incorporated in the way - this way he'll don't have any choice but to sit down.

4.If your dog is not really setting it up, you may need to push on the dogs rear end, close to the tail, as you issue the command. Your ultimate goal is to buy the dog to sit down on his own while you are issuing the "Sit" command.

It could take a few tries to obtain a number of steps that meet your needs, but after you have figured out ways to get your dog to sit down, you just need to continue doing this number of steps over and over. The idea is to get your dog to associate the word "Sit" with the act of sitting and also to know that he'll be rewarded for this. Eventually, you can try the "Sit" command without moving the treat back or pushing on his rear.

Just like any training, patience and persistence is essential. Try training your dog simultaneously every day but don't result in the sessions last too long or your dog can get bored. One other thing remember is to always say the command in the same way in order that it is apparent to your dog what you need him to do.

Training your dog to sit could be a fun task along with a bonding experience - attack it having a positive attitude and you'll notice that you and your dog look forward to your training sessions every single day!

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