Sitting straight down help

Blayd · 11-22-2011, 03:53 AM

Ever since Blayd was a puppy he wont sit down on the spot he will take a good 2-3 steps back then sit down so when I give him a treat I have to walk towards him. I try to hold his collar while telling him to sit but he just trys to chew my hand so he can step back to sit down lol. Does any one else have this problem?

Ponypip123 · 11-22-2011, 08:33 AM

We have the same problem! It has helped Amy to keep her very up and do lots of transitions. She was just born to back up! LOL.... Using clicker(well we use the "yes" marker) has been very helpful too.

**MaggieRoseLee** · 11-22-2011, 06:20 PM

N Smith · 11-22-2011, 06:38 PM

Try holding the food directly in front of his nose - pretend he is a baby puppy again - bring the food over his head until his butt drops. DO NOT FEED IF HE BACKS UP! Just get him back to the same spot and try again - no correction!

Be proactive, so if he starts to try to back up lure him forward exactly where he just came from and try again. You may have to do this several times, with him getting nothing before he figures out he needs to sit in the spot that you want.

If for whatever reason you still have no success, try luring him with his back facing a corner of the room and his front facing you. Again, lure him into the sit with him sitting in front of you, right into the corner, so you actually BLOCK him from backing up. Mark and reward, then get him to try again. After a few reps of this, try bringing him out from the wall and let him try again.

Once you can successfully lure him into a sit on the spot and he does not back up then I would move to some shaping games, where you get him to offer you the sits and you only pay for the ones that he does without backing up first.

11-22-2011, 03:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blayd Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 25	Sitting straight down help Ever since Blayd was a puppy he wont sit down on the spot he will take a good 2-3 steps back then sit down so when I give him a treat I have to walk towards him. I try to hold his collar while telling him to sit but he just trys to chew my hand so he can step back to sit down lol. Does any one else have this problem? __________________ Male 7m/o - Blayd facebook.com/josh.gsd

11-22-2011, 06:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
MaggieRoseLee The Agility Rocks! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bushkill, PA (The Poconos!) Posts: 22,215	__________________ MACH2 Bretta Lee Wildhaus CGC TC TQX Glory B Wildhaus NA, NJ, NF + LOL (still) "*Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde*

11-22-2011, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ponypip123 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 65	We have the same problem! It has helped Amy to keep her very up and do lots of transitions. She was just born to back up! LOL.... Using clicker(well we use the "yes" marker) has been very helpful too.

11-22-2011, 06:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
N Smith Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Posts: 310	Try holding the food directly in front of his nose - pretend he is a baby puppy again - bring the food over his head until his butt drops. DO NOT FEED IF HE BACKS UP! Just get him back to the same spot and try again - no correction! Be proactive, so if he starts to try to back up lure him forward exactly where he just came from and try again. You may have to do this several times, with him getting nothing before he figures out he needs to sit in the spot that you want. If for whatever reason you still have no success, try luring him with his back facing a corner of the room and his front facing you. Again, lure him into the sit with him sitting in front of you, right into the corner, so you actually BLOCK him from backing up. Mark and reward, then get him to try again. After a few reps of this, try bringing him out from the wall and let him try again. Once you can successfully lure him into a sit on the spot and he does not back up then I would move to some shaping games, where you get him to offer you the sits and you only pay for the ones that he does without backing up first.

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