This episode starts a change in the format for Puppy Talk Podcast. Once a week I will be providing detailed instructions of training commands for your puppy. This episode coaches you how to teach your puppy the "sit" command. Todays Lesson:Teaching sit using shapingNeed training treats - see episode 11 for recommendationsAlso need a quiet place with no distractions for you and your puppyLure food over puppies head and slightly back so their butt touches the ground and they sit. 4 parts: food lure, sit, mark the behavior, rewardDo this 5 times with no mistakes. Go for 5/5 - (Jean Donaldson)Once they can do this 5/5, then you can add the command “sit” before offering the food lure. Say “sit”, then proceed with the lure, puppy sits, mark the behavior, and reward. Don’t add the word sit until the puppy knows the movement well and can do 5/5The next step is to use a hand signal by raising the palm up from your side to a 90 degree angle and also saying “sit”. After 5/5 of this then you can try removing the word and just using the hand signal. Practice makes perfect. 3-5 minutes a day of sit trainingVisit our website address is https://www.puppytalkpodcast.com