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How to teach your dog to sit with a clicker

By Ryn Gargulinski, eHow Editor
Sawyer and Phoebe sit well for the clicker
Sawyer and Phoebe sit well for the clicker
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Clicker training is fun, easy and relatively cheap. You can buy a clicker at many pet stores for under $5 and use it for all positive reinforcement training. You can teach your dog to sit with a clicker with a few catchy steps.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Dog
  • <br>Delectable treats
  • <br>Clicker
  1. Step 1

    Get your dog’s attention by making sure he knows you have some yummy treats. Also let him sniff the clicker so he knows what it is.

  2. Step 2

    Once he’s standing and looking at you, hold the treat above his head, so he has to look up and sit down to reach it.

  3. Step 3

    Just as his bottom hits the floor, click the clicker and give him the treat.

  4. Step 4

    Repeat 6 times until he’s solid in his response, then phase out the treat so he knows the clicker noise is the "treat" he’s going for.

  5. Step 5

    Make the clicker sit exercise a daily practice until it’s fully ingrained.

Tips & Warnings
  • Yummy treats for dogs include small chunks of cheese or turkey dogs.
  • <br>When trained enough with a clicker, some dogs will go ga-ga at the mere sight of it when you bring it out.
  • Never use the clicker as a reprimand. The clicky noise should only be associated with good things.
  • <br>Don’t leave the clicker laying around where a curious dog can kidnap it and chew it into a million clicky pieces.
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