Teach Your Dog to Sit

Nancy Field CPDT-KA of the Port Chester Obedience Training Club and her Labrador Retriever, "Emma," demonstrate how to teach your dog to sit.

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[papaGhurka]

To me, the direction of the hand gesture means stand up.

[jannethiebaud]

I recently rescued a Staffy who has been badly abused for 5 years, and bred mercilessly.  She has no training whatsoever, so I was looking for a suitable training for her online.  I would have found this video far more helpful had you used an untrained dog, made the video longer, to help people like me train adult dogs.

[masterg]

Wow, just tried this with my dog and it worked. Thank you very much!

[kelieshaharris]

This helped me with my friends dog we had for five days the dog woudn’t Sit at all

[WhereDogsThrive]

Nancy, I have a Pom that will not drop his rear. I use the food lure, slowly raise it at the nose above the head (which with all my other dogs they end up sitting) but he will step back no matter what. (Holding the lure above his head I've tried it close and a little farther from the nose) I've tried to do this with his back side closer to a wall so he can't step back thinking he might then drop his butt...he simply walks to the side. He clearly wants the lure, bends his head far back but will not drop his rear to the ground. Tried the lure into the belly technique thinking he would drop is rear but he didn't. Tried the lure slowly around close to his side hoping he might plop his rear to the side but he didn't. APPRECIATE ANY HELP!

[Bellybutton]

I need help cause I don’t give the treat until they sit but instead of sitting he just leaves to go somewhere else

[ellaa]

My puppy is to little to learn this tricks

[StephanieMJ]

your can try paw lay down handstand stand on your hind legs backflip roll over lip cover their eyes walk backwards

[dougdeacon]

your movement makes the dog break the sit and you have not said break or whatever. Not good training

[kailyndedeaux]

I teach my dog a lot she I thought her
Sit
Shake
Spin
Roll over
Heel
Sit up
I just taught my dog sit by pushing her butt down and then I Say sit the reward her

[kudashrimp]

this is really good i have an older dog and he dosnt know how to do tricks

[cyriawoodward]

Good video for sit. Professionally I would suggest that an owner never use the animals name before a command. This can confuse them. Hands signs are key.

[THE_INTERIOR-DESIGNER]

please can i know what is good dog treat for LABRADOR RETRIEVAL PUPPY to Adult dog
and please can i get treat product name..which i can get in Indian stores

[jasoncooperpcola]

My dog will not sit when a treat is over his head.