Dr. Yin's Animal Behavior and Medicine Videos
Training Sit: Say Please and Suddenly Settle Demo
Say please by sitting automatically is the foundation exercises for training focused, calm behavior. It is the primary exercise in Dr. Sophia Yin's learn to earn program. Watch to see the importance of body posture, speed and direction of treat deliverly, and the importance of moving in a clear manner that allows the dog to know what you want. We start with easy movement and then turn sit into a more exciting game. The goal is that the dog learns that sticking with you and quickly sitting is fun.
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Teaching a Dog to Sit Politely Rather than Jump
Here is a video demonstrating how to teach a dog to sit politely rather than jump up when you are sitting on the couch. This can transfer into having the dog sit politely for permission to jump into your lap, instead of just leaping on you when you least expect it.
Dr Sophia Yin gives a dog training demo on teaching Leave It. She shows two different variations of teaching this behavior, building on the basic "Say Please By Sitting" exercise.
Sit for Petting: Stellah Learns Self Control
Training a dog to sit for petting is a great way to help teach the dog self control. Stellah the english bulldog has a history of being very pushy. In this video, Dr Sophia Yin practices having Stella remain sitting no matter how excited she gets from the petting.
