How to teach your dog to sit with a clicker

By Ryn Gargulinski

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

Dog
<br />Delectable treats
<br />Clicker

Step 1:
Get your dog’s attention by making sure he knows you have some yummy treats. Also let him sniff the clicker so he knows what it is.
Step 2:
Once he’s standing and looking at you, hold the treat above his head, so he has to look up and sit down to reach it.
Step 3:
Just as his bottom hits the floor, click the clicker and give him the treat.
Step 4:
Repeat 6 times until he’s solid in his response, then phase out the treat so he knows the clicker noise is the "treat" he’s going for.
Step 5:
Make the clicker sit exercise a daily practice until it’s fully ingrained.

Tips & Warnings

Yummy treats for dogs include small chunks of cheese or turkey dogs.
<br />When trained enough with a clicker, some dogs will go ga-ga at the mere sight of it when you bring it out.
Never use the clicker as a reprimand. The clicky noise should only be associated with good things.
<br />Don’t leave the clicker laying around where a curious dog can kidnap it and chew it into a million clicky pieces.

Photo/Video Credit

Photo by Ryn Gargulinski

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