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like an icicle and freeze so that he knows

you’re ignoring him. You can even turn your

back on him. Be completely quiet and still.

This will puzzle your punchy pooch and

give his mind a workout. If he wasn’t

attached to you by a leash or stuck in a

small room with you, he might give up and

find a simpler game. Since he's hungry for

your special treat and strapped to you by

his leash (or in a small room), you can wait

him out. Eventually he’ll sit. Immediately

give him a treat before he has a chance

to get up. Then give him additional treats

sequentially to reward him for remaining

seated.

Next, walk away a few steps while hiding

the treat in your hand and repeat this

exercise. If he starts to wander, get his

attention by making a smooching sound.

Don’t bother using his name unless you’re

100% sure he’ll look at you immediately.

Otherwise, you’ll just be teaching him

to ignore his name. If making a smooch

sound once or twice doesn’t immediately

get his attention, then hold still and just

wait (sometimes for quite awhile) until

he gets bored and figures out that he’ll

continue to be bored until he sits again

and gives you his attention.

Once you have his attention again and

he decides to make another try for the

treat, he’ll still start with the old song-

and-dance routine. When it just earns a

cold shoulder, he’ll start thinking about

what worked last time. As soon as he sits,

send the treat quickly before he stands

up and follow up with additional treats

sequentially to reward him for remaining

seated. As he gets better at remaining

seated, increase the interval between

treats, vary the interval between treats and

vary the number of treats that you provide

sequentially, sometimes only giving one.

Practice this exercise 10 times in a row and

Fido should clearly have the concept that

if he wants something from you he should

offer a sit in order to say “please.” Once he

reaches this stage you can switch to giving

treats intermittently (meaning not every

time he sits) and replacing with praise or

petting (whichever reward he wants at that

instant).

6.4 Step 2: Sits in

Rapid Succession

Now, practice getting sits in rapid

succession. Each time your dog sits, give a

treat while he’s still sitting and 1-3 more

treats for remaining seated, then take

several brisk steps away with your dog and

repeat. Give only one treat if he’s already

good at offering a sit and staying seated,

but give several treats in succession if he

tends to get up immediately after you’re

done or if he has a long history of jumping

on people. This means you should have

5-10 treats ready in your hand. If your

timing is good and your dog performs

these sits in rapid succession, your dog’s

eyes should be glued to your face. If you’re

too slow or your timing is off, he’ll get

bored and his attention will wander. The

more we reward immediately when Fido

sits and remove our attention within a split

second when he stands up, the quicker

his rapid-sit behavior becomes a habit.

Try to get 10 sequential sits in a minute.

When he’s good at this you can go to an

intermittent reinforcement schedule where

you don’t reward him every time.

6.5 Practice in Other Situations

Once Fido knows this exercise so well that

he’s performing 10 sequential sits in a

minute, apply this polite behavior to other

situations where he wants something

from you. Avoid using a verbal cue such

as “sit” because we don’t want to have to

micromanage his sit behavior; rather we

want him to say “please” automatically

every time he wants something from you.

Step 2: Sits in Rapid Succession

Now, practice sits in rapid succession.

Each time your dog sits, give treats

while he’s still sitting, then take

several steps away and repeat.

Work up to 10 sits in a minute.

CHAPTER 6

Say "Please" By Sitting

CHAPTER 6

Say "Please" By Sitting

Dogs say, “Please” by sitting

patiently while awaiting the

go-ahead from you. Avoid

rewarding Fido for jumping,

standing and climbing all over you.

Reward while sitting.

CHECKLIST

Day 1

    

Day 2

    

Day 3

    

Step 1: Learning to Say "Please"

by Automatically Sitting — 10 times

in a row, 3 sessions a day, for 3 days.

Immediately give a treat

while Fido is still sitting.

CHECKLIST

Day 1

    

Day 2

    

Day 3

    

Don’t use any verbal cue because

we don’t want to have to micro-

manage Fido’s sit behavior; rather

we want him to say “please”

automatically every time he

wants something from you.

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