Teach Sit Command With Clicker

Sit command
Clicker Training is a hands off approach - they are going to permit the dog to make use of his brain & work out what they are asking him to do. & all of us know that the best way of recalling how to do something is to teach ourselves; Clicker Training is so simple because the dog is  teaching himself!

This is an simple command to train & ought to take no time at all with the clicker.

Together with your dog standing in front of you, get his attention by saying his name & letting him know that you have got a treat in your hand (& be prepared with the clicker in the other hand!).

Slowly lift the treat over his head so that they looks up to follow the treat. Keep the treat moving slowly back over his head, & as his head continues up to follow the treat, his bottom ought to automatically move towards the floor.

Keep in mind that they won't use the command 'sit' at this stage.

Continue in this manor, but become more selective with the click & treat; only click & treat when his bottom is close to the floor, or is actually on the floor. & one time they is sitting with reasonable regularity, only click & treat when they is actually sitting.

At this stage, they doesn't must sit - if his bottom moves towards the floor at all, click & treat.

This ought to be rapid to teach - within one or two sessions, they ought to have the idea.

They will quickly work out in his own mind that by sitting, they earns a click & treat.

*NOTE: Before giving a command, they ought to say the canines name to get his attention.

When they appears to know what they wish of him, this is where they introduce the verbal command. As the treat is moving over his head, say, "Fido*, Sit". Practice this with short, frequent sessions, only clicking & treating when they sits on your verbal command.

For a short time, he'll try sitting even when you haven't given him the verbal "Fido, sit" command, but he'll soon get to grips with the fact that they only gets a treat when they does it following the verbal command.

Further short sessions ought to work on improving the quality of the sit. They are looking for him to reply quickly to our command, & they ought to only must say it one time.

The key to dog training is the understanding that all canines are different, so what works for may not work for another.

So, if they are trying to accomplish a faster response, they ought to be more selective & only click & treat when they sits down immediately after our verbal command.