How to Train Your Dog to Sit

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Stand in front of your dog.

2. Step 2

   Hold a treat right near your pet's nose, just out of his or her reach.

3. Step 3

   Slowly move the treat over your pup's head and toward his or her tail.

4. Step 4

   Say your dog's name, and give the command "Sit."

5. Step 5

   Keep the treat at nose level. If the treat is held too high, the dog will jump.

6. Step 6

   Say the word "good" at the exact second the dog sits.

7. Step 7

   Praise abundantly and give your pet a treat for any movement that resembles the sit position.

8. Step 8

   Release your pet from the sit position with the "release" or "free" command.

9. Step 9

   Repeat for 5 minutes.