there's a lot of parts that go into teaching
your dog to walk nicely on a loose leash
there's one skill that's often overlooked
and that's why this skill is gonna transform
your leash walking training
so what is teaching
your dog on automatic sit have to do with your
leash walking training cause you're
not walking you're stopping well
there's three big reasons why I teach my
dog on automatic sit and the first one is safety
I wanna teach my
dog when I come to a stop
you sit nice and close to me
sort of for a sidewalk a
bike could go by or people could go by if I'm
hiking out on a trail and there's
mountain bikes
going by I want my dogs to be able to sit
where they're
not gonna be in any danger
of getting in
anybody else's
way there's also
the control side
if my dog knows to sit at my side
automatically when I come to a stop they're not
pulling me to
see that neighbor of mine that I haven't seen
for a couple of
days or they're
not jumping
on them when that neighbor comes up I'm preventing
a lot of the behaviors that I
don't wanna have happen
because my dog knows how to sit
the third one
and probably
the most important
one is the idea
of leadership if my
dog is so in
tune with me
at the moment I slow down
and I pause
my dog's butt
hits the ground
and they hang
out looking
at me that's a
really powerful
moment in your
dog training it's a
very powerful moment
in your relationship with your dog
that leadership aspect
in having them
understand to pay
attention to
your motion
really makes
the biggest
difference overall I'm going to teach this to Kilani
and when you're teaching this with
your dog it's
important that
you find a spot
it's a little
bit quieter
and maybe a little
bit out of the
way I'm here on
the McCann Dogs property there's
not a lot going on it's a lovely
day but I'm
picking the
situation intentionally so that
I can really focus on
the sit and just
not have to deal with some of those
distractions that
the dog's see every day
for you and
your dog that might be just in
the backyard or in a green space around
your house or even in an
empty parking lot some place that has a little
bit of space
we're not gonna be bombarded with distractions
all the time
and we can spend that time teaching
our dogs so what
are we gonna need
for training today while I'm here in
the McCann Dogs
store I'm gonna wander over
and get myself a
treat training pouch I'm gonna need a
6 foot McCann Dogs
leather leash
I need one of those
and I'll be working with Kilani today and I know
Kilani's a busy
dog so I'm gonna grab a gentle
leader cause I know that something that's gonna help
her be a little more settled
be a little more successful
so let's go
so anytime I want my
dog to do something it's really
important that I take
the time to teach
her how to do this now
little Kalani here knows
how to sit but
she doesn't necessarily know
where to sit
I want her to know that
she needs to sit
at my left hand side cause
that's also
our walking position
so I'm gonna take a little
bit of food out here
and I'm simply gonna show her
where it is I want
her to sit we start
our walks this
way with me telling
her get in and I lure
her into that position good girl
excellent when
she's there
I make sure that this leash is organized so that
she has slack there's no tension on
the leash but
she can't really go
very far cause
I need to show her
what it is I want
now I got some food
out here to show her
and she moved
out of that sit so
the first thing I wanna do is
just start the pattern
here's where
you sit cause if
she moved and I fed her
she starts to think
oh I can sit wherever
so no cookies that no big deal
but I'm gonna start to pattern when I move here's
how to sit so I'm just gonna take a
couple of steps
now I've got food in this hand
ready to go
I'm gonna show
her here's what to do when we stop okay sit
yes good girl
it's right there
it's right in your suit
now like most puppies
she's getting distracted
and excited by things so sometimes
she misses the treat
no big deal I'm just gonna help
her I'm gonna
get some more food
and try again
hey miss hey
you I'm up here
hi I'm up here I know my shoes smell like dogs
good okay sit
yes good girl okay
sit yes good girly
good job I'm
making sure that
she is always right okay
sit I'm not
hoping she sits I'm showing
her how to sit okay
yes and this isn't
very much focused on
the walking this is focusing on
the sitting
now she's starting to
get this so here's the
the change I'm gonna make now
I'm still gonna just take a
couple of steps
I'm still gonna say sit
I'm just gonna pretend to have a little food in my hand
and see if she
can start to
put that together
are you ready miss okay sit
yes good girl so I got my sit I said yes
now I'm gonna go to my food and reward
very good girl
excellent puppy
so even though
this sit is part of
our walking
I am focusing on
just the sit right now
because where
she sits is so
important come on up here girly
now she had a little
lay down so no
big deal but we're working kid
we got to do
the thing good
I'm gonna get
her moving again ready
set okay sit
yes good girly
okay sit good
now I pulled food
at a couple more times to refresh
her third one okay
sit yes good girl that's what I want
I'm taking away that help
in little teeny steps
to ensure that
she is right
every single time
you probably noticed that
I'm talking to
you guys but my
attention is
really on her
I want her to know my voice has
value my voice is important
let's face it
she's a puppy if I looked away from her
and just talk to you guys
she would disconnect from me
she would look
elsewhere in
the world so when
you're working this with
your dog at home
you need to be
engaged with
your dog with
your voice and
your attention
that's why we do this
for little bits of time I
don't go and
expect to do this
for an hour
I'm gonna spend
2 3 minutes doing this
I give the dog
all my energy
and then I take break cause
dog training is exhausting
then I try it again
anytime I'm teaching my
dog to walk it's
not about going
for the walking route it's about spending the time
teaching the skill
teaching our
dog to walk
nicely on a loose leash and
taking them
for a walk are
very different things
teaching the sit
is all about teaching them to walk as well
Kilani's starting to
get the idea that when I slow down and stop
she should pay
attention to me
and sit I've been using food I've been saying sit
I started to wean away from that food
now I'm gonna
add a little
bit more distance in my walking so instead of just
two steps and sit
I might walk
10 or 15 feet
now while that walking is going on
I'm gonna stay
engaged with my voice I'm gonna talk to
her the whole time
I am still gonna
reward her for great walking position
but the thing that's going to tell her
that we're stopping
is I'm gonna slow
down gradually
I'm gonna pick up my voice so that
she pays attention to me
and then I'm gonna
say sit as I come to a stop
I'm not gonna
jam on the brakes
and pull on
her expect her to do it
I need to show her
a change is
coming so I'm walking with my good purposeful pace
I'm talking to
her as we go
yes good girl
Kilani knows
how to walk a little
bit she's been being taught this
oops girly come on up here
there's my girl good
job so I'm walking fairly quickly
oh my gosh are
you ready are
you set you
are super cute
sit excellent job
what a good girl so
Kilani's starting to
understand that when I slow
down her job is to sit
but in real life there's times where I need to have my
dog sit in a certain spot if I'm
walking down
the sidewalk and
I come to a crosswalk I want my
dog to pause
and sit with me
while we wait
for that light to turn
so you can set this up in
your training with
your dog I'm here on
the grass we've got
the grass finishing and
the road coming from there so
that's the mark we're going to work through
now because we've moved positions
and there's new spots
I am gonna go back to showing
her how to do this I am gonna have some food in my hand
and I'm gonna slow down a
few steps from that line
and then work that sit
as I come to a stop doing my best to help
her sit perfectly
right near that line so I've got some food in my
hand ready to go again cause we're doing teaching again
I'm gonna get
her in that position I want
we're gonna tell
her let's go let's go
yes good girly oh my gosh holy cow
amazing sit
yes good girl
good sit excellent girl
what a good puppy
dog so I came to a stop
at a nice safe distance from the road
she knows to hold position I
can look both ways
hey miss I'm up here
good job and then whenever I'm ready I'm gonna tell her
hey you up here
what's up there
she is okay
let's go good
now just for practicing I'm gonna head on back
and try that again
let's go come
on let's go
where's my pup pup pup pup
ready set oh
yes I'm up here
now here's something to know
so I've been working this sit
for just a little bit
and Kelani's saying
now oh my gosh I'm tired
my brain is tired I wanna do something
else you know
you wanna keep these training sessions short but
I also just
can't let the
dog decide to be done so here's what we're gonna do
okay I'm just gonna
pop her up and do a sit in a sit
good and I'm gonna
get her re engaged
and I'm just gonna do a
couple more sits
and then I'm gonna work a little
bit of play good
okay let's go
there's my girl good job hooray
good job sit
yes good sit good girl
I might pick up my pace
for a couple more it's right here miss
it's right here sit
good that's better
and this is
the leadership portion
of your dog training this sit is
very much a leadership exercise
I need her to know
she needs to wait
for my permission
to move from the spot
she also needs to pay
attention to me there's my girl good job
until I decide
she shouldn't so I'm gonna go back to luring because
she's a little tired
let's go good job
yes good let's go
excellent work
very good and
yes reward her again there's my girl
what a good puppy
dog Hooray holy cow
you're amazing
very nice are you ready
are you set
yes good girl
what a good puppy dog
excellent job
very nice so
not only did I
get the sit
and I got the sit where I wanted
but I also started to tell
her hey miss
you know what
you're not allowed to
decide when training starts
and stops I
decide when training starts
and stops so
in that moment Kilani was
getting a little tired we've been doing some training
and she said
you know I don't
really feel like
doing this training anymore I wanna do my own thing
often times with
you and your
dog you may think oh gosh they're tired
we should stop
there's a really
big part of leadership that comes into this
this time in
your training because
it's important that
I decide when we start
and I decide when we stop
now Kilani wasn't being bad
she was just being a puppy
and she was
getting tired
but I had to change a
few things I
had to go back
and put some food in my hand I
had to be a little
bit more animated with my voice
and my engagement with
her I was a little bit more
playing like with my
emotion and
she got more
attention on me
and the moment we
did that then I
was able to work a
couple more set repetitions
and on a win
and then I decide to
end the training
in today's video we covered
one part of
your walking training specifically focusing on
the sits but if
you'd like some more help with
all of your walking training
click that video right there
and on that
note I'm instructor Steve
on that note there's a fly in my glasses this is Kilani
happy training good job miss
you're a good thing you're a good good thing