Training Your Dog To Sit

Article Title: Training Your Dog To Sit
Author: William McRand

Training your dog to "sit" is probably the first thing you will
train your puppy to do. I write puppy because you can start the
training as soon as the puppy has settled in his new home. You
might think this isn't that important, a dog knows how to sit.
Well, I think it is very important. Read on and you will found
out why and how to train your dog to sit.

1. This first one is easy. You just start by saying "sit" every
time the puppy sits itself. He learns to associate the word sit
with the action. This is a tip you can use in all training.

2. Take out his favorite treat and keep it in your hand.
Sausage usually works well but remember to cut it in small
pieces so the puppy can swallow it fast.

3. Sit down on the floor so you get to the same level as the
dog. You are less threatening when you sit. More important is
that you are close to the dog so you can reward him faster.
More about this soon.

4. Slowly move the treat over your puppy's head. The intention
is to get the puppy to smell the treat (he will) and follow it
with his nose. He has two options. Either back still standing
or sit down. It's easier to sit down.

5 Immediately as he sits you say "sit" and give him the piece
of sausage. This is the key factor to all training. The reward
has to be exact in the same moment as the dog does the right
thing.

6. Praise the dog. Show your joy with your voice as well as
with your body language.

7. Repeat these steps 3-5 times. Not more than that though, as
it has to be fun! On the other hand you can repeat the steps
several times during the day.

8. In the next step you should try these steps while standing
up. You can try to see if the dog reacts only to the word "sit"
without your hand and the treat. If he sits down you obviously
should praise him and if he doesn't don't care. You should
never show your disappointment to your dog when you are
training.

This is pretty easy for the puppy. In a day or two you will get
him to sit with your "sit" command. Now you can try to make him
sit down beside you. This is actually a preparation for the
heel training. There you want him to sit as soon as you stop
walking. If you have thoughts about obedience competitions with
your dog you should consider the exact position where he sits
and also how fast he sits. That is however off topic in this
article.

The next level is to strengthen the word so you get the dog to
sit in every situation no matter what's going on around him.
This is an ongoing process and you should never stop training.
Use every new situation to train him. Make him sit with new
people, new dogs and new surroundings.

It's quite easy to train your dog to sit. If you consider not
training your dog my advice is, think again. When you start
training with your new puppy you get much more than the sitting
part The puppy loves to do things with you. He learns to listen
to his name. He gets used to training and doing things with you
and on your initiative. This all together strengthen your
position as the leader, and the puppy feels secure. When the
puppy falls asleep in the evening his last thoughts should be:
"This is really a great pack!"

About The Author: http://mcranddogtraining.blogspot.com/
William McRand Sr is the husband of Mary. Hold down A full time
job and is also involved in Internet Marketing (Affiliate
Programs). He has taken his love of marketing and developed web
sites that offer love of marketing to others.

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