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Teach Your Dog To Sit

Author: Jason Stepp

Teaching your dog to sit is one of the first steps of dog behavior training. To some people, teaching your dog to sit can be a very stressful task! Let's face it, some dogs are just very stubborn by nature! Don't worry though, you will have the ability to teach your dog to sit by the end of this article!

Since most dogs are stubborn by nature, there is something that you have to do before you can even attempt to teach your dog how to sit. Before you go any further, if your dog is not already responding to your voice, you can go to my dog behavior training blog to learn how you can teach your dog to respond to your voice.

Once you are sure that your dog will respond to your voice, you can attempt to teach him/her to sit. Just like most dog behavior training methods, when teaching your dog how to sit, you should have some treats readily available. Remember... treats are for rewards, so only give your dog a treat when he/she does something good. Some people give their dogs treats throughout the day, which will cause them to think that they don't have to do anything to get that treat!

Now, take your dog into a quiet room. It is important to take your dog into a room with just the two of you. Dogs (especially puppies) have very small attention spans, and the slightest distraction will cause them to lose focus on the ultimate goal- learning how to sit.

Now that both you and your dog are in a quiet room, stand in front of your dog. In a calm voice, say "sit". After you say sit, gently push your dogs rear end to the ground. When its rear end is touching the ground (even if you have put it there) give it a treat! Remember, dog obedience training really relies on rewarding your dog for doing the right thing.

After a couple times of saying "sit" and pushing its rear end to the ground and rewarding it, your dog will catch on! It will realize that when its rear end touches, it will get a treat! It will start to associate putting its rear on the ground with getting a treat, and complete the task without being assisted!

Congratulations! You have just taken the first step in dog obedience training. If you can teach your dog to sit, you can basically teach it anything that you wish! Dogs are much smarter than most people think, so dont just stop at sitting! Move on to some more tricks, and soon, your dog will be one of the most well behaved dogs in your neighborhood!

About the author: Jason Stepp operates a dog behavior training blog. If you want to teach your dog how to do other things besides how to sit, click here to go to his blog now.

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