SIT! DOWN! STAND!

To have a well controlled dog, the three commands are every day necessities, in and out of your home!

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THE SIT

• Hold a treat close to your dog’s nose.

• Raise the treat above his head and slightly backwards until the dog goes into the SIT position.

• Reward with the titbit.

• When he is reliably going into the SIT position, introduce the word “SIT”.

• Reward with the titbit as soon as he is in the SIT position and then finish the exercise using your “finishing command”. 

THE DOWN

• From the sit position, lower your titbit down between your dog’s front paws.

• Move the treat slightly forward on the ground until your dog goes into the DOWN position.

• Reward with the titbit.

• When he is reliably going into the DOWN position, introduce the word “DOWN”.

• Reward with the titbit as soon as he is in the DOWN position and then finish the exercise using your “finishing command”.

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THE STAND

• From the sit position hold your titbit in front of your dog’s nose.

• Slowly move it forward in line with the dog’s nose until he is in the STAND position.

• Reward with the titbit.

• When he is reliably going into the STAND position, introduce the word “STAND”.

• Reward with the titbit as soon as he is in the STAND position and then finish the exercise using your “finishing command”.