![]() To teach the dog to sit still when you are short distance away from them, start taking a step or two away from them, immediately returning to reward them in position.Just aim for a few seconds at a time only – you don’t want your dog to get up before you are ready to release them To teach the dog to sit longer - keep the smile and verbal praise going, but withhold the treat or toy for a second or two until you are ready, not forgetting the release word ‘yes’ or ‘ok’ as you give them.If they don't, they are not yet ready for the hand signal to be removed altogether. Be ready to back up the word 'sit' with the hand signal, to ensure your dog still gets it right, so the dog is learning to perform the behaviour on a verbal cue Fade the hand signal out altogether by saying the word ‘sit’ and just waiting a second for your dog to sit. After a few repetitions, begin to reduce the hand movement, so that the dog is learning to be able to perform the sit just when you say the word ‘sit’. Once the dog is reliably performing the sit when you move your hand back over their head, start using the word ‘sit’, just before the hand movement.Once your dog has the idea of sitting when you move your hand over their head with the treat lure, place your treat or toy in your other hand, but otherwise repeat everything you did before, so the dog is learning to perform the behaviour on a hand signal alone.As soon as your dog sits – they need rewarding for doing the right thing, so say ‘yes’, smile at them, praise them with your voice, stroke them, whilst also giving them the treat or a game with the toy.Move your hand slowly in an arc, up and back over your dog’s head so that the dog follows it with his nose, and as their head goes up, their bottom will come down to the floor - like a seesaw. ![]() ![]() Make sure that you have something in your hand that your dog wants, such as a treat or toy, and place that hand just above your dog’s nose.Get your dog’s attention by using their name.Start with the dog near to you and facing you - you may consider using a lead for more control, if the dog is inclined to wander off.Choose a quiet place in your home to enable the dog to concentrate. ![]()
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