How to train a golden retriever to sit still

How to train a golden retriever to sit still

1. Establish the basic conditioned reflex of golden retrievers to commands and gestures. The owner first asks the golden retriever to stand on one side, and then gives the "sit" command. At the same time, he lifts the collar with his right hand, and presses the dog's waist with his left hand. Once the Golden Retriever is forced to sit, it should be rewarded immediately. After repeated training in this way for many times, the Golden Retriever 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 golden retriever to the opposite side, makes a gesture with his right hand, and then issues a password. At the same time, he lifts the leash with his left hand, forcing the golden retriever to sit, as a golden retriever After sitting down, give the reward immediately. Through repeated training in this way, the dog can form a conditioned reflex to sitting upright.

3. Train the golden retriever to sit for a long time. After the owner asks the golden retriever to sit sideways or frontally, hold one end of the leash and slowly move away from the dog by one or two steps. If the golden retriever is about to stand up when the dog owner moves, repeat the command "sit" and With the help of pulling the leash, let the golden retriever sit again in its original position.

4. At the beginning of the training, it is only required that the golden retriever can not move within 10 seconds, and rewards should be given 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 it is hidden 20 meters away from the dog, and the golden retriever can still sit still.

5. Train the Golden Retriever to execute the "sit" command in a complex environment. When the golden retriever can successfully obey the command and make movements in a quiet environment, the training environment can be gradually complicated to train the golden retriever to enhance its anti-interference ability, such as training in a busy street or a park.