Dr. Sophia Yin, DVM, MS | The Art and Science of Animal Behavior

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Training Multiple Dogs in a Household to Sit Politely to Go Out

Do you have suggestions for training in a multiple dog household? Of my three dogs, two are "sitting to say please" to go out. The other dog refuses. I started letting the two go on out and making the refuser stay until she sits. But she still refuses to sit at the same time as the others. How do I reinforce behaviors properly with three dogs who don't always respond the same way or at the same time? (All three dogs are eleven years old.) »