| At 18 weeks of age...the dog IMHO should be positively reinforced with food the whole time he's in a sit stay (verbally praised; "Good SIT STAY" frequently during this SHORT sit/stay) and RELEASED by the trainer PRIOR to the dog WANTING to break the position.
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