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Originally posted by jokergrin
Well, I am of the opinion that when you tell a dog to SIT, it should sit until you say otherwise. To say "stay" is redundant...SIT should be enough. It is your responsibility to decide how long is long enough. It is probably more comfortable for a dog to be "DOWN" so I put my dog in "DOWN" position for longer periods of time. |
Hummm, I say stay. Not that it's redundant, but that it enforces my command. Stay is also a command of its own, and it's very important your dog knows how to "STAY".
You should work your way up in the length of time your dog is asked to stay. It's short and brief at first, you just need him to understand what these words mean. Reaction--Reward.
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| To train your dog to do this, have a choke collar and leash. When you want him to SIT, say "SIT", then pop up on the collar with the leash and press on his hind quarters. If he gets right back up or lays down, your negative wasn't negative enough...make a harder popping up on the leash after saying "SIT". When your dog DOES sit, reward with praise and food...but don't tolerate him getting out of position until you say so. |
There should be nothing negitive about teaching a pup how to sit. I choose to teach sit in a different manner. While having the dogs attention, holding a treat in hand I stand above the dog (very close) he sees the treat in hand and sits (to look up better). During the moment he starts to sit, I say "SIT" and reward with the treat. We work on STAY after I know for sure he knows what SIT is.
Follow WD's advice, release the dog prior to it breaking the command.