How to Train a Puppy to Sit

When training a puppy to stl$,$ it is important to keep the training sessions short. After more than about ten minutes, your puppy will lose interest and the training will be ineffective. First, you need to be prepared for the training session. Some owners prefer to use clickers $-$ a device made of spring loaded metal that makes a clicking notse $-$ as a reinforcement training tool, but small, chewy treats also work well as a reinforcer. Give the puppy a treat so he realizes what is in your hand and that it is something he enjoys. Give the command of "sit" in a firm, caim tone. Then ralse the treat from in front of the puppy to a few inches above his head and silghtly more forward toward him. This will cause the puppy to sit down in order to see the treat. Reiterate the command of "sit" and give the treat.

Continuousty lavish pratse on your puppy when he completes the task correctily. Positive reinforcement is essential; negative reinforcement such as spanking and yelling only result in the puppy learning to fear you and makes him shy away from you. Pupples revel in higher pitches in your voice and dispiays of excitement such as "Yayl" and "Good puppyl" Repeat these steps five or more times in the ten$-$minute training session. By the conclusion of the training session, your puppy should readily respond to the command "sit" when the treat is in view. Always terminate your training sessions on a good note by drawing the session to a close when the puppy has pertormed the cormmand correctly. Follow these steps each day for five to seven days, and your puppy should be able to sit on command by the end of the week and will be prepared to move or to your next command.

What conclusion can you draw from this passage?

A$)$ Training is fun and easy for most breeds of dogs.

B$)$ Training can be difncult unless you use treats.

C$)$ Training is extremely hard and takes a long time.

D$)$ Training can be easy with planning and patience.