Comments on: Dog Training Tips: The Sit, Part 1 of 3 http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/dog-training-tips-the-sit-part-1-of-3.html Positive Dog Training Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Julie http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/dog-training-tips-the-sit-part-1-of-3.html/comment-page-1#comment-4096 Julie Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:15:38 +0000 http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/dog-training-tips-the-sit-part-1-of-3.html#comment-4096 Great tip on giving treats out of the palm of your hand - no wonder my dog has been so nippy when I give him a treat! Thanks for pointing out that great piece of advice. Great tip on giving treats out of the palm of your hand – no wonder my dog has been so nippy when I give him a treat! Thanks for pointing out that great piece of advice.

]]> By: Julie http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/dog-training-tips-the-sit-part-1-of-3.html/comment-page-1#comment-4095 Julie Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:13:33 +0000 http://www.training-dogs.com/blog/dog-training-tips-the-sit-part-1-of-3.html#comment-4095 Don't worry if your makes a "mistake". Remember, dogs don't know English and they certainly can't read our mind. If he doesn't do what you want, you don't have to ignore them by turning around - this can a be a form of punishment. We don't want to punish a dog for not doing a behavior he has not learned yet. I believe appropriate (non-physical) punishment has its time, but certainly not in the learning stages. Also remember that you do not want to say the cue yet - that comes later, after the behavior is more reliable. Just remember: the behavior you name is the behavior you get! Don’t worry if your makes a “mistake”. Remember, dogs don’t know English and they certainly can’t read our mind. If he doesn’t do what you want, you don’t have to ignore them by turning around – this can a be a form of punishment. We don’t want to punish a dog for not doing a behavior he has not learned yet. I believe appropriate (non-physical) punishment has its time, but certainly not in the learning stages.

Also remember that you do not want to say the cue yet – that comes later, after the behavior is more reliable. Just remember: the behavior you name is the behavior you get!

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