My dog won't 'sit' when i tell her to?

Answer 1

If you want to try a technique that will do less of "molding" the dog by forcing a behavior, try allowing the dog to experiment and discover what you want her to do.

In this "sit" instance start with the dog on the leash and a handful of small, easy to chew treats. Then get her attention, step on the leash so she doesn't get bored and walk away, and wait as she tries to figure out what's going on. As soon as she sits (when her haunches touch the ground) say "sit" in a happy voice and toss a treat to the side so she has to get up to get it. Then wait until she sits again and repeat the process. Work with her often and give lots of positive reinforcement when she does it right.

This technique works with other behaviors such as "down" and "stand".

Good luck!

Answer 2

Just follow these steps and your dog will be sitting on your command. Check out the cool website I found as my source below.

Given below some ways you can make use of to teach your dog with the most fundamental instruction Sit.

1. The first thing you have to do is to get your puppy or dog to connect the action of sitting with the instruction. To do this, merely spend time with your dog and when he sits give the sit instruction.

2. Going down to your dogs height will let you to give his reward (goodies) faster so take hold of a handful of bite sized goodies and got down on the floor.

3. Take the goody up above the dogs head. He will smell the food and go behind it with his nose. This act will compel him to sit - or backup, but apparently we are hopeful for the sitting act.

4. The solution to the teaching is to give the reward at the precise instant the dog sits, but you have got to also give the instruction at that instant as well so that he links instruction with act. Hence when your dog sits, you should say sit, following it up by right away giving him the goody.

5. Shower praise on your dog demonstrate delight in your voice; this will actually make him act in response.

6. Go over three to five times at each sitting but no more than that. Training should be enjoyable and not an uninteresting odd job, so do not go over the top with it in one sitting. You might have more than a few sittings all through the day.

Answer 3

Because she hasn't learned the word means you want her to put her butt on the ground. You have to teach her to do this.

DO NOT PUSH her butt to the ground. That activates the oppositional reflex and suddenly you are fighting against her. Instead, hold a yummy treat to her nose then slowly move it up to the top of her head.

Dogs are like teeter totters, when their heads are up, their butts hit the ground. Repeat this action until she is sitting regularly, then add the word.

If she still won't sit, you might want to get her checked out physically. Sometimes, we assume the dog is just being stubborn when in fact there is a physical problem.

Some of the problems I have encountered in my years of teaching that prohibited sits:

Hip dysplasia
Bullet lodged at base of spine
buckshot in butt
beebees in butt
poorly healed hip injury
arthritis

Answer 4

start with your dog in a corner of a room, push his bottom down to the floor gently saying sit. continuing to do this until he will do it on his own then reward him with a treat from your pocket. He will learn quickly that sit means a good thing.

Answer 5

..well... you have to show her. say sit as you make her sit by pushing down on her butt, then reward her AS she sits, not when she gets up or she'll think "sit" means touch the ground with your butt and pick it up again... repeat and reward, repeat and reward! =) she should understand after a while...

Answer 6

frank got that answer nailed....nice job