Holding Treats to Train a Dog to Sit

Video Transcript

"Hold for three to five seconds. This you will hear me use throughout the commands that I will be showing you how to do today. The purpose of three to five seconds, is I want the retention memory from your dog to link to what you are trying to teach them. Dogs conceptually don't have retention of long time. I can illustrate this, if you ever go to get your mail and you're only gone for say thirty seconds, when you're back your dog seems just as excited as if you were gone on a weeks' vacation. With that being said, when you're doing commands there's no need to hold the dog, generally speaking for more than three to five seconds. From how I'm showing you in this command of how to sit, address your dog, name command, praise command. Koogle, sit, hold three to five seconds, and treat. By holding for three to five seconds, not only will your dog pick the command up quicker but they will remain calm."