Why should we teach our dogs how to sit? Well, I can imagine many reasons ... In this article you will learn about train your dog to sit. First, avoid problems. When Aunt Mildred comes out the door, she can ask her dog to sit down and prevent her from jumping on the visitors.

When you buy groceries from the car, you can say "sit down", the dog does not jump and the traders stay in your hands and not on the ground.

What else can be taught while sitting? For example, we want our dogs to feel comfortable with the vet. If the doctor has to look at the dog's teeth, we can tell our dog that he "feels" quiet instead of bending over a big Saint Bernard and complicating things. This prevents this lucky Australian from chasing the cat.

And when the door is open, you can say "sit down" and the dog will not come through the open door. Or if you have children and run, you can tell your dog to sit down and not get involved. Children can still run, but the dog stays seated.

You see, we can use it all the time. The other reason I like to teach sitting is that it provides a way to calm your dog.

It is important! If the dog jumps and is too excited, he can just "sit down" and immediately change the mood. It is the perfect learning ability!

Teach your dog to sit down and give your dog a job

Dogs need work. It's just something that's been linked to her brain since the day she was born.

What do you do when you teach your dog to sit down? You give her something she can do to get her attention.

One of the easiest ways to teach the ability to "sit" is to use a food bait. By the way, if you see this demonstrated with a video, it's VERY EASY to learn that.

Shortly I'll tell you where to find videos that show how to do it step by step. So wait a second and I promise you we'll take care of it.

Here is a very easy way to sit down with food.

Step 1: Take a small treat and hold it just above your dog's nose, slightly above his head.

Step 2: While the dog is looking at the food, he should automatically sit down and follow his head.

Step 3: Now repeat the exercise. You do not want to comment at this point. They just want the dog to get into the physical process of sitting down.

Step 4: You can now try to assign a word to the behavior. Repeat the bait exercise, but now that your dog is sitting, say the word sit down. You would like to repeat this step several times.

Step 5: Now it's important. Do not stay there and repeat this exercise for two hours or even 30 minutes. Do it several times and then remove the food from the equation. Walk with your dog for a few seconds, stop and say "Sit down."

Did she sit down?

If she did, great! She gets it! Practice until it works every time.

If she did not sit, that's fine. He just needs more time to learn the word. So continue training.

Remember that if your dog does not sit down, if you ask him to do it, it's just because he does not know how ... for the moment. They did not spend enough time teaching them.

So take a few minutes each day to teach your dog something.

Visit my blog, where you'll find this lesson on obedience training your dog. You'll see some examples of things you can do today, right now, to teach this potentially life-saving skill to your dog.


References:
https://www.freedogtrainingclasses.com/learn-how-to-train-your-dog-to-sit-and-stay/
https://getfreedogtraining.com/tips-for-dog-obedience-training/