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Old 19-08-2008, 07:28 AM
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Re: Lead training and other command training

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Originally Posted by Kay2008 View Post
Thanks everyone, I will take a look into both books!

I need to film her when I am trying to train her to sit, so then you can see what I mean. It's pretty hard to explain the way she acts when doing it with text!

As soon as she knows the treat is in my hand, which of course she needs to after all luring her with it to get her to sit. She just comes straight for my hand trying to get it out (she doesn't bite my fingers, just licks me furiously trying to get it out), so I then try to lower it over the back of her head... and it just isn't working. She walks backwards doesn't go into the sit position!Honestly, she just walks backwards everytime, or jumps around.

I've tried lowering my hand so if she stands up she's too high to get it, to then see if she lowers her butt to sit, but instead she just grabs onto my hand and wont let go (with her body and front feet).

I'll try and make a video (some how with one pair of hands or someones help, so you can see what it is she does, my explanation on here doesn't even make sense to me lol).

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Quite a good text explanation actually

Sorry to say you are doing it wrong, but this is to be expected, so don't worry

When she tries to lick your hand to get at the treat, quickly remove your hand by putting it behind your back, if she tries to walk behind you keep turning.

When she's calm again try to lure her in to the sit position:

Hold your hand with the treat in front of her nose and smoothly move your hand up and back over her head, as she looks up at the treat she will have no option but to put her bum on the floor to get at it. As soon as her bum touches the floor give her the treat and praise/pet.

You should ignore every attempt she makes to lick your hand, or is she jumps up to try and get the treat, by closing your hand and quickly putting it behind your back.

Also what treats are you using? For this particular command you might want to switch to something she's a little less excited about, but will still work for
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