Training A Stubborn Dog To Sit

In my 15 years of training i ve not yet run into a stubborn or hard headed dog.

Training a stubborn dog to sit.

Say his name and tell him to sit in a loud cheerful voice. When bad habits refuse to budge pet owners can wind up feeling frustrated exhausted and defeated. Dogs are often perceived as stubborn because their owners don t provide them with clear instructions. But when emily s friend jim comes around buddy won t sit at all.

While training a dog to sit is usually straightforward it can be somewhat harder if he s particularly stubborn. While any old dog treat may be an effective incentive for most dogs your stubborn dog will need his absolute favorite food be it cheese or chicken. Emily tells her dog buddy to sit. Buddy is just so stubborn.

Say the dog s name to get his attention and give him a clear distinct command. You simply need to find the right motivation. Emily offers treats but to no avail. He just jumps all over jim.

And she give him great rewards for sitting too. As a dog trainer i hear expressions like my dog is stubborn or my dog refuses to listen to me on a weekly basis. My dog is so stubborn he knows better he s just hard headed usually the owner who says these words is frustrated with his dog because the dog s not listening. Thankfully there is still hope.

To train the dog to sit for example stand in front of the dog. Training a stubborn dog can be frustrating i ve worked with dozens of pet owners who feel like they re on the losing end of a battle of wills with their canines and i ve had several difficult to train dogs of my own over the years.