The "Sit" Command With The Remote Trainer

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Procedure for Introducing the Remote Trainer with the "Sit" Command

1. With your dog on leash and at your side, walk forward a few steps and come to a stop, giving the "Sit" command. Doing this at the start of the session without the Remote Trainer reminds your dog about the "Sit" command.

2. Repeat step 1, but this time after you say "Sit," press the continuous button of your Remote Trainer, then say "Sit" again.

3. Use upward pressure with the leash if you need to, to help the dog sit.

4. Release the stimulation the moment the dog sits, and praise him.

5. If he gets up before you release him, press the button again as you command "Sit." Release the stimulation when he sits back down.

6. Release the dog from his sit after a few moments, and walk him to a new place in the training area.

7. Repeat steps 2 - 6 a few times. Then end the session with some play time.

8. When you see the dog anticipating the "Sit" command by watching to see when you'll stop, maybe even dropping his rear as he walks (he is trying to "beat" the stimulation by being all ready to sit), he is ready to move on to distraction training. You should see this behavior in your dog by at least the third session. Some dogs will respond even sooner.

Procedure for Distraction Training With the "Sit" Command

1. Have the dog at your side, on a check cord, and give the Sit command without pressing the Remote Trainer button.

2 . After the dog is sitting, introduce the mild distraction.

3. If the dog moves, press the Remote Trainer button as you give the "Sit" command.

4. Release the stimulation as the dog sits back down.

5. If the dog won't sit back down, use your check cord and repeat your "sit" command to get him to sit.

6. Calmly praise the dog when you see him make the right choice and resist the temptation to move!

7. Gradually increase the level of distractions.

Remote "Sit" Training

Procedure for Remote "Sit" Training after the Dog Has Been Taught the Remote Sit without the Remote Trainer

1. Put your dog on a check cord and let him wander about 8 to 10 feet away from you.

2. Give the "Sit" command.

3. If the dog sits, praise him, then walk over to him and release him and start another repetition.

4. If he does not sit immediately, repeat the "Sit" command and give a quick tap with the stimulation button.

5. Do NOT let the dog take any steps toward you before he sits. Walk toward him and have him sit.

6. During initial sessions, always walk over to your dog to release him rather than calling him to you. Later, when he is more experienced at the remote sit, you can release him or call him to you from a distance.

If he is having a hard time with the concept, go back and teach him better before adding the Remote Trainer.

What If ...? when working on the Remote "Sit" exercise, your dog won't even try to sit anywhere but at your side. First of all, don't say your dog's name before giving the "Sit" command. Hearing his name tends to cause a dog to come to you. Second, put a second check cord on the dog. Have an assistant use it to keep the dog from coming toward you, while the check cord you hold keeps the dog from going to the assistant. This way, you and the assistant prevent the dog from running to a person when he's told to sit. You help him learn that the collar doesn't turn off until he sits in place. Once he understands this, he will stop trying to come to you when he hears the "Sit" command and will promptly sit wherever he is.

What If ...? when working on distraction training, your dog ignores the stimulus, and doesn't seem to make any progress. Or he keeps "running through" the correction and visiting an enticing distraction.

Use milder distractions until he becomes good at resisting them, and only then increase the distractions. Also, you can increase the level of intensity until you find a level that better gets his attention. Remember that during your beginning distraction training on the "Sit" command, you should have your check cord on the dog until it's clear that he understands how to respond to a Remote Trainer correction even when strongly tempted. The check cord keeps the dog from ignoring the Remote Trainer entirely, and getting rewarded by visiting an enticing distraction.

When the dog gets up in response to a distraction, remember to continue the stimulation until the dog sits back down. Stopping the stimulation tells him that his choice to sit was the correct one. An effective Remote Trainer correction teaches him that moving after being told to "Sit" is not what he wants to do.