The Command

Walk with the dog on a very short leash at your side. Command “SIT”. Pull his head up with the leash and with your other hand push his rear down. Command “SIT” again when he is sitting. Repeat this over and over for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. In a short period of time you will only have to touch his rear and he will sit. When he sits without touching his rear you can advance to a whistle if you would like. When you command “SIT”, use one short whistle blast. In a few days reverse the order to 1 short whistle blast and then command “SIT”. It will not be long before you will be able to stop using the voice command “SIT”; he will do it by whistle. He will also begin to sit when you stop walking. Now we can move on to the stay command. Remember to keep using all the commands that you have taught them and give them lot of praise.