Teaching the sit the easy way

The first thing you should do when teaching your dog to sit is to place it on a lead and a check chain. The correct size of the chain should be about 40 inches (1 m) larger than your dogs neck size. When fitting the chain, open it up to the shape of a "P" while facing the dog. One thing we would like to remind you here is that the choke chain is not meant to choke the dog.

The sit is one of the easiest obidience commands to teach a dog. Firstly, place your dog on lead. Holding the lead in your right hand about 4 inches (10 cm) from the dogs neck, place your left hand, using only the thumb and index finger, palm down oon the dogs rump. Pull the lead back with your right hand as you gently press down with your left hand. Say "sit" in your normal speaking voice, releasing the pressure as soon as the dog sits. Also let the lead out as it does, and remove your hand from its rump. Stand up to your full height slowly, and remain standing in the same position. Do not take any steps away. If the dog stays there, praise it, saying "Good dog" in a very soft, encouraging voice. If the dog moves off the spot, gowl your reprimand word - "Bad" in a loud, harsh tone, and then repeat the "sit" procedure again, making sure that you growl the reprind word the second the dog moves, and not before..

Do not rush or grap at your dog if it moves. You have the lead, so the dog cannot go far. The calmer you remain, the faster your dog will learn. Never scold a dog while you are placing it back at the spot where you first left it in the "sit".

Remember to keep your commands and reprimands brief and to the point.

Be consistant and the results will show, like humans, dogs learn through repeatitions.

Next we will do the "sit stay" command

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