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Your dog may already know how to do these simple commands through obedience training although the “sit” command is not generally required for obedience, it’s just good manners. It’s a great idea to teach a dog to sit for agility training especially when they have to get on the pause table during trials and competition. Here’s how to teach your dog how to sit using the clicker training method.
Get a treat or target stick and hold it over your dog’s head. As you tell him to “nose it”, bring the treat or stick backward until the your dog’s rump lands on the floor in the sit position. Click, treat and repeat several times until she’s sitting at the sound of the clicker. Then, you can gradually remove the treat or stick as training aid until she sits just at the sound of the clicker.
If you dog backs up instead of sits, do the training exercise against a wall so the dog can’t go anywhere and must sit.
For the “down” command, use the same technique only put the treat or target stick under the dog’s nose and move it towards your dogs chest until her elbows land on the floor. Click, treat and repeat.
Teaching the “here” command is different in agility than the “come” command in obedience. In agility, you want your dog to come towards you but not necessarily close to you. For instance, if your dog is moving towards the wrong obstacle, you want him to come near to you so you can redirect him but you don’t want him to come right to you.
Start in an enclosed area. When your dog comes to you, click and treat. Use his name along with the command “here”. If he goes away from you, that’s okay. Repeat the click and treat sequence along with using his name. Let him know that he’s not required to stay with you.
In the next post, we’ll cover the more difficult “go out”, “go over” and directional commands that are necessary for good agility training.
Related posts:
- Clicker and Agility Training Part 2
- Go Out and Go Over Agility Commands
- Using the Clicker for Agility Training
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