🔥 Training Tip: Teaching a Reliable SIT (With Nitro)
Today I’m working hands-on with Nitro, focusing on one of the most important foundations in dog training: a calm, reliable SIT.
This isn’t just about making your dog sit. A properly taught sit builds impulse control, focus, and communication—the core skills every dog needs before moving on to leash work, recall, or off-leash reliability.
Here’s how we teach SIT the right way:
• Start in a low-distraction environment
• Hold the leash loose and stay calm
• Use a food reward to guide the head up and back
• The moment the dog’s rear touches the ground, mark and reward
• Release after a second or two—don’t rush it
With Nitro, we focus heavily on timing and clarity. No yelling. No repeated commands. Just clean communication and consistency.
This method works because it teaches the dog how to succeed, not how to avoid correction.
Whether you’re training a puppy or an adult dog, SIT should look calm, confident, and intentional—just like Nitro is learning here.
If your dog struggles with basic obedience, pulls on leash, or can’t stay focused around distractions, it’s usually a foundation issue, not a stubborn dog.
That’s exactly what we fix every day through structured, real-world training.
