Week 4 Sit With Correction if Needed Combined With Heeling for Auto Sit

The goal for this week will be to do 3 sets of four in a row without needing the correction (which means it is very important to use the well timed correction when it is needed).   You will want to do this (with the heeling) for a 15 minutes a day.

NOTE:  YOU CAN DO SITS RANDOMLY WITHOUT ALSO PRACTICING HEEL IF YOU WANT.  SOMETIMES IN MORE DISTRACTIONS IT IS HARD TO CONCENTRATE ON BOTH THINGS.  I SOMETIMES WARM UP THE DOG ON RANDOM SITS FIRST UNTIL I GET 3 SETS OF FOUR IN A ROW WITHOUT CORRECTION, BEFORE STARTING MY HEEL WORK.

STEP 1:  Heel with your dog, but be sure that your dog is in good heel position before preparing for the sit command..
STEP 2:   When ready say "sit" as you plant your left foot (while standing you will also close this up with your right foot, but you want to say sit while your dog is in good heel position to catch them as soon as possible---they will later learn to read this body language to create an auto sit).     Also keep your leash loose like a J next to the dog's neck when you say sit (no tension in the leash.   remember tension is only in times of correction)
STEP 3: Give your dog one second, and have your leash prepared for the correction by having your hand down enough on the leash without giving tension.   If your dog sits within that second say "good boy" or "good girl".
STEP 3A:  If they do not sit within the second, give the collar correction by snapping the leash up so the collar makes kind of a zip zing sound.   Remember loose leash, snap the leash, then loose leash again.   Your dog may require more than one correction.   You can probably keep up the same level of correction (if you did it well) but do not make each succeeding correction less or wimpy.   Also do not look undecided and confused during this period of time.   Just be very business like and firm.
STEP 3B:   If your dog is just learning what a correction is, you can tell him/her that they are a "good boy" or "good girl" once they sit after the correction was given.
STEP 4:  Release your dog with their word (Yes, is the marker word I use for release, and if using treats to let them know a treat may be coming).

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