Butt out

GSD246 · 03-07-2013, 11:28 PM

How do I keep my dogs butt in for a sit? Sometimes she does it right and other times it isn't right. I really don't know how to show her the difference without making her get up and redo it. In class they teach us to move the dog's butt as they sit but my dog is so long I have to look half the time I don't even know her sit wasn't correct unless I look over the entire dog. The front part of here will be fine but that butt is often out of place.

selzer · 03-07-2013, 11:42 PM

Are you training with a treat? If you are it is kind of simple. When you give her the SIT command, with your left hand, show her the treat and put it out beyond the left side of her head, and then back up over her head to get her to sit. By angling her head away from you -- watching the treat, the butt comes in next to your leg.

It's worth a try. Good luck.

GSD246 · 03-07-2013, 11:46 PM

I had so many typo's in the above op that I'm shocked you understood me. The sad thing is I did reread and apparently only saw what i wanted to see.

I'll give that a try. I do use treats as one of my forms of rewards. I guess in this case she will be looking away from but it will be worth it to get the proper sit.

**JakodaCD OA** · 03-08-2013, 07:08 AM

You can also practice next to a wall. Dog is next to the wall, the wall will straighten the sit

03-07-2013, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
GSD246 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 59	Butt out How do I keep my dogs butt in for a sit? Sometimes she does it right and other times it isn't right. I really don't know how to show her the difference without making her get up and redo it. In class they teach us to move the dog's butt as they sit but my dog is so long I have to look half the time I don't even know her sit wasn't correct unless I look over the entire dog. The front part of here will be fine but that butt is often out of place.

03-07-2013, 11:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 20,825	Are you training with a treat? If you are it is kind of simple. When you give her the SIT command, with your left hand, show her the treat and put it out beyond the left side of her head, and then back up over her head to get her to sit. By angling her head away from you -- watching the treat, the butt comes in next to your leg. It's worth a try. Good luck. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC & Babs, CD RA CGC HIC (not AKC) Heidi, RA CGC & Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC & Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly CGC & Bear Gretta Hepzibah

03-08-2013, 07:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 17,540	You can also practice next to a wall. Dog is next to the wall, the wall will straighten the sit __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

03-07-2013, 11:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
GSD246 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 59	I had so many typo's in the above op that I'm shocked you understood me. The sad thing is I did reread and apparently only saw what i wanted to see. I'll give that a try. I do use treats as one of my forms of rewards. I guess in this case she will be looking away from but it will be worth it to get the proper sit.

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