Sit
Sit = focus.
What
Training your dog to Sit on cue is one of the first things we like to teach our dogs. It requires the dog to place their but on the ground when they see or hear the queue to sit.
Note: Not all dogs find sitting comfortable or enjoyable.
Why
- It's a helpful precursor towards teaching certain behaviours like Eye Contact, Down or Paw.
- It's useful when we need our dogs to focus on something.
- It's a good behaviour to teach the dog for dog-to-human interactions since it puts most people at ease.
- It can be helpful in a lot of impulse control exercises.
- A sit can be used in place of other undesirable behaviours like chasing, sniffing, digging or jumping.
Luring | Shaping | Capturing | Modeling (Last resort) |
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Please see the videos below to learn more about trainign the behaviour from trainers around the world.

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