Are you aspiring to teach your Papillon to sit? The talent of sitting up is regularly taught to petite dogs, however much bigger doggies are another story. It is challenging for them to keep their equilibrium.
Teach Your Papillon to Sit: Preparation
Sitting is one of the very first skills that should be taught to a Papillon and lays the ground work for various other tricks. In order to train a Papillon to sit up, put together some treats as a perk, and put the Papillon on her butt in a corner, so she can not fall either aft or sideways and has very little or no space to lose balance.
Teach Your Papillon to Sit: Acquaint Her With The Words
Stop her from tilting towards you by securing your hand under her chin and with the other hand hold her treat above the Papillon’s face. Keep repeating intelligibly and clearly, “sit up.” Do not make her sit up for too long at one time, but repeat the lesson regularly and reward her regularly with lots of cheers and treats.
Teach Your Papillon to Sit: Help Her Balance
During her beginner lesson she will demand considerable help and support from you to keep her from falling forward, but as she gains control of the stabilizing muscles and makes sense of what you want her to do, she’ll rely less on your hand to hold her steady. Then you can gradually give your Papillon less support until you’ll merely have to keep one hand in position 2 or 3 inches from her chin or neck, to be set to stop her falling forward; later you may withdraw your hand completely and merely hold the reward right above the level of her face.
Teach Your Papillon To Sit: Remove the Aids Gradually
After regular training she will stay seated well after you make her. Then she should be set up against your wall, so as to offer her help for her back only. After she has taken in this and can keep her position effortlessly, rehearse with her using chair legs, cushions or other things that offer her less and less help. At some point she will understand how to preserve her equilibrium and sit up without having something to rest against.
Teach Your Papillon to Sit: Putting It All Together
During the course of all these lessons the phrase "sit up" will have been instilled upon her subconscious through constant repetition. Last comes the final training to teach your Papillon to sit up as soon as she hears the words. It's highly likely, if she has been diligently taught, you will merely have to call her out into the room, display to her a snack, hold it up a suitable distance from the floor, say "sit" and she'll obey. Then give her the reward while still in place.
The only requirement for excellence is to train with your Papillon several times daily until she can sit up when commanded to and without being shown a treat; give her the snacks only once she has followed the direction.
Teach Your Papillon Other Tricks
You have now the technique for teaching your Papillon many other skills. She now can be taught how to beg by waving your hand up and down in front of her paws, which she will move in coordination with yours. She can also be taught to salute by bringing one paw up to the side of her head, or to keep a wooden pipe in her mouth, or to wear a cap on her head or wear other clothing.
When instructing a Papillon to submit to being clothed, do not try to get her to wear too many garments at the same time. Try her at first with just a hat. Only after she gets accustomed to that you can put on a coat and progressively introduce her to the other garments.
Take pleasure in "teaching your Papillon the sit up trick" and most importantly have fun at the same time!
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