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Training Your Pitbull To Sit

Training your dog to sit is one of the easiest places to start teaching obedience. A dog that reliably responds to the sit command can be prevented from jumping on people, running off, chasing other animals--any number of undesirable behaviors that are incompatible with sitting.

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Moreover, sitting is something a dog does naturally. You aren't asking your dog to do something he/she doesn't know how to do. You are merely putting a behavior that's already occuring on cue.

Training your dog to sit doesn't have to be an exercise in frustration. It can be a fun, rewarding experience that deepens your relationship with your dog. Take your dog to a quiet area with as few distractions as possible. Indoors is usually best. Have treats and the clicker with you. Don't give your dog any commands at this point. Resist the temptation to say sit to see if your dog might do it. Instead, wait for your dog to sit. (He/She will eventually.) As soon as his/her bottom touches the ground--click and give treat.

If your dog doesn't spontaneously get up after getting the treat, you'll need to coax his/her up. Merely walking away may get his/her to follow you--especially since she knows you have treats. Or you may need to crouch down, pat your thigh or whatever you normally do to get her to come to you.

Once he's/she's up, start watching for the next sit. Click and treat when it happens. If he/she lays down instead of sitting, coax his/her back up as before. Do not click and treat for anything other than a sit. Continue clicking and treating for subsequent sits.

Don't scold your dog for an incorrect response. Be patient. You've changed up the rules a bit and your dog may appear to regress at first while she's trying to figure out what you want. Remember, you're not just training your dog to sit. You are teaching your dog how to learn.

You should also begin training your dog to sit around distractions such as other people, animals or being outdoors. You can shape other elements of the sit as well. For instance, you can begin treating only for a sit in which your dog sits squarely on his/her haunches (not to the side on one of his/her hips). You can shape how quickly she sits by only clicking and treating her when he/she sits immediately on cue.

The key here is to only shape one element at a time. Work on length of sit only. Or work on quickness of response only. But, not both at the same time. And, remember each time you up the ante, it may take your dog several attempts to figure out what you want.

Chances are, once your dog has learned "sit" you'll be ready to teach another command like "down", "stay" or "come". Whenever you are teaching something new, bring out the clicker and treat each correct response just as you did when initially training your dog to sit.

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