| One of the most useful commands you can teach | | | | front of you, and looking you in the eye. This will |
| your puppy, is how to sit. When sitting, a dog will | | | | ensure you have the dogs complete attention. |
| give you their full attention, which makes it a great | | | | 2. Command you puppy to sit. Make sure you use |
| command to use before moving to another | | | | the same command each time (Usually just "sit"), and |
| command. It's also great for safety- if your dog is | | | | in the same tone of voice. At the same time as |
| about to cross the road unattended, then the sit | | | | giving the command, push down on the back legs, |
| command could even be a life saver! There are also | | | | forcing the puppy into the sit position. Make sure you |
| some other commands (such as "stay", and "lie | | | | push down gently, but firmly. |
| down"), which actually begin from the sitting position, | | | | You can also use food- just hold the food above the |
| and you won't be able to move onto them until your | | | | puppies nose, and move it back behind the dog's |
| dog is sitting when you want. | | | | head. The puppy will follow the food, and sit down. |
| Luckily, teaching a puppy to sit is quite simple. Dogs | | | | 3. Congratulate your puppy for entering the sit |
| can't flex their spine, so if you tip their heads high | | | | position. Use praise even when you had to force the |
| enough, they will just sit naturally. All puppies know | | | | dog to sit, but give extra praise when the puppy sits |
| how to sit already- you just have to teach them to | | | | on its own. You can use treats, but make sure not |
| sit, when YOU want! You can start teaching a puppy | | | | to use them every single time! |
| to sit from the age of about 8 weeks and above. | | | | Repeat this training regularly, and be sure to phase |
| There are 2 easy steps to teach your puppy to sit... | | | | out the use of treats, and you'll have your puppy |
| 1. Call you dogs name, and make sure it is standing in | | | | sitting on command in no time! |