How to train a dog to sit still

How to train a dog to sit still

1. Establish the dog's basic conditioned reflex to passwords and gestures. The owner first asks the dog to stand on one side, and then gives the command "sit". At the same time, he lifts the collar with his right hand and presses the dog's waist with his left hand. Once the dog is forced to sit, it should be rewarded immediately. After repeated training in this way, the dog has formed a conditioned reflex, and on this basis, gestures can be added.

2. Train the dog to sit frontally. The dog owner holds the leash with his left hand, guides the dog to the opposite of himself, gestures with his right hand, and then issues a password. At the same time, he lifts the leash with his left hand to force the dog to sit. Give the reward immediately after the dog sits down. Through repeated training in this way, the dog can form a conditioned reflex to sitting upright.

3. Train the dog to sit for a long time. After the owner asks the dog to sit on the side or front, hold one end of the leash, and slowly move away from the dog by one or two steps. If the dog is about to stand up when the owner moves, repeat the "sit" command , accompanied by a lifting leash to allow the dog to sit back in its original position.

4. At the beginning of the training, it is only required that the dog can not move within 10 seconds, and it should be rewarded immediately. Later, the time for the dog to sit is gradually extended, and the method of strengthening and improving is adopted, reaching five minutes. While cultivating sitting delay, the distance between the dog owner and the dog should also be gradually extended, and the method should be adopted from near to far, until the dog can still sit still when it is hidden 20 meters away from the dog.

5. Train the dog to execute the "sit" command in a complex environment. When the dog can successfully obey the command and make actions in a quiet environment, the training environment can be gradually complicated to exercise the dog's ability to resist interference, such as training in a busy street or park.