Are you trying to teach your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to sit? The talent of sitting up is regularly taught to petite dogs, though much bigger canines are another story. It’s tough for them to maintain their balance.
Teach Your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to Sit: Groundwork
Sitting up is one of the most basic tricks that you should teach to a Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz and forms the foundation for several other tricks. To train a Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to sit up, prep some snacks as a perk, and place your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz on her haunches in the corner, to ensure that she can’t fall either aft or sideways and has very little or no space to lose balance.
Teach Your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to Sit: Acquaint Her With The Sound of The Words
Stop her from falling forward by securing 1 hand underneath her chin and using the second hand hold her treat above your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz’s nose. Keep repeating intelligibly and distinctly, “sit.” Don’t make her sit too long at one time, however repeat the instruction often and reward her often with loads of approval and snacks.
Teach Your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to Sit: Help Her Maintain Balance
During the beginner lesson she will require quite a bit of help and support from your hand to prevent her from falling forward, but as she gets more control of the stabilizing muscles and figures out what you want her to do, she’ll count less and less upon your hand to hold her steady. Then you can gradually give her less assistance until you will just have to leave one hand in position two or three inches from her chin or neck, to be ready to prevent her from falling forward; eventually you might withdraw the hand entirely and just simply hold the treat just over the height of your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz’s face.
Teach Your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz To Sit: Remove the Aids Over Time
With frequent practice she will sit up long after you tell her to. Afterward she should be set against your wall, so as to provide her assistance for her back. After she has understood this and can keep her position easily, rehearse with her against chair legs, cushions or other objects that give her less and less assistance. At some point she will learn how to sustain her stability and sit without relying on something to lean against.
Teach Your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to Sit: Putting It All Together
Throughout all these lessons the command "sit up" will have been instilled upon her mind with the assistance of frequent repetition. Now here's the final training to teach your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to sit up as quickly as she hears the phrase. There's a good chance, if she has been diligently taught, you will only have to summon her out in the room, show her a snack, hold it up a suitable distance from the floor, say "sit up" and she will do so. Then you'll just give her the treat while still in position.
The only necessity for excellence is to practice with her several times daily until she sits up when told and without being shown a reward; give her the snacks only after she has adhered to the direction.
Teach Your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz Other Tricks
You have now the basis for teaching your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz many other tricks. She now can be taught how to beg by waving your hand up and down just in front of her paws, which she will move in rhythm with yours. She can also be taught to salute by bringing one paw up to the side of her head, or to hold something in her mouth, or to wear a cap on her head or wear other clothing.
While teaching a Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz to submit to being dressed up, do not try to get her to wear too many things at once. Try her at first with a cap. Only after she gets familiar with that you can put on a jacket and little by little introduce her to more clothing.
Enjoy "teaching your Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz the sit up trick" and most importantly have fun along the way!
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