The correct sitting action should be that the front limbs are vertical and parallel, the back limbs are bent, below the joints on the ground, and the tail is stretched out flat on the ground. The command is “sit” and the training method is as follows:
Mechanical stimulation training method
1、Sit on the left side
The owner first lets the dog stand on the left side, and then issues the command “sit”, while the right hand lifts the collar and the left hand presses the waist angle. When the dog is forced to make the action of sitting under the action of this mechanical stimulation, it should be rewarded immediately. After this repeated training, the dog will be able to form a conditioned reflex.
2. Frontal Sit
The owner holds the leash with his left hand, guides the dog to the opposite side of himself, issues the command “sit”, and at the same time lifts the leash with his left hand, forcing the dog to sit down, and when the dog sits down, rewards will be given immediately, and after such repeated training, the dog can form a conditioned reflex to the command to sit on the front side. On this basis, then combined with gestures for training, that is, give the command at the same time, make a positive sitting gesture, command the dog to sit down.
Lure stimulation training method
Use the right hand to raise the dog interested in food or objects (into the front sitting gesture), in order to cause the dog’s desire state, the dog in order to get the owner’s hands of food or objects, the dog will show a series of trial-and-error behavior, such as looking up and waiting, looking up and backing up, looking up and sitting down, jumping up to snatch and so on. When the dog sits down on its own, it will be rewarded with food or treats in its hand, combined with the command “sit”, which will make the dog accept the training of sitting under the premise of initiative and excitement.
Problems to be noted in training:
- The part of the waist angle should be pressed accurately in order to achieve the training effect.
- According to the dog’s neurological type and characteristics of the flexible use of training methods. For the food desire dog can use more food to induce; for the high desire of the article can be used to induce the article, for the excitability of the dog can be used to mechanical stimulation for training.
