CourtneyR

Hi Adrienne, I am struggling with getting my dog to sit. When I follow your hand motions he will just back up and then he gets frustrated and loses focus. When he loses focus he will chase his tail or whine at me because he wants the treat in my hand but continues to back up instead of sit. When I was trying it in my room (away from distractions) he will jump up on my bed and sit and I would use my verbal marker & say sit & then offer the treat but as he kept doing that he related getting on the bed and sitting to receiving a treat (FAIL ON MY PART). I am going to go home after work and work with him some more and I have been praising him for when he does listen to my other commands, like come, stay, kennel, etc. Any other tips...he has did this in the past too when I tried getting him to sit, he was confused...would back up & lose focus. I am desperate to get my pup under control so that I can start socializing him. Hes been very aggressive towards other dogs and I want to be able to control any situation. Thank you, Courtney Sharkey