How to teach your dog to sit and drop free dog training

How to Teach Your Dog to Sit:

We suggest teaching your dog how to sit first. This is one of the easiest commands for your dog to master. Training your dog to sit is also the base for many other commands.

To teach your dog to sit:

With your puppy in a standing position, hold the treat in front of their nose allowing them to sniff it. Avoid holding the treat too high or they will jump up instead of sitting.

In a slow, steady motion move the treat up and slowly back over your puppy’s head. As your puppy’s nose points up, their rear end will ease down to the floor, taking them into the sitting position.
Reward them immediately when they sit with the treat and some verbal praise.
Only add the word ‘sit’ when your puppy is reliably responding to the visual hand cue.

You should gradually phase out giving food every time, however your puppy will still need intermittent food rewards throughout its life.
Continue to say ‘good dog’ when your puppy sits on cue.
With practice your puppy should sit with a visual cue such as with a sweep of the hand in an upward movement, even without treats.
Things to look out for when teaching your dog to sit:

If your puppy or dog backs away when you try to reward him or her, this is a sign of uncertainty, possibly fear. Monitor your body language and try to approach your dog a friendlier, more open manner. If your dog feels safe and loved, it will be able to learn much more quickly.
Remember, training is never done. Continue to reward your dog with both verbal and food treats when it sits on cue.

If your puppy raises its front paws you are raising the treat too high.
If your puppy consistently backs away go back to just rewarding the puppy for approaching you and then restart the sit training again at a later date .