Today is our training video
and you have requested a lot for this video
Today we will learn about Sit Pretty
which you can teach as Namaste or Salute
choice of the word is yours, I have trained him Sit Pretty
So we will learn it in this video
There are 3 requirements for this training
First requirement is
your puppy is at least 4 months to learn this
Thus teach this training in the last, I also taught it to Buddy at last
The reason for this is
puppy's entire weight is on his lower legs
and it is lot of weight and their muscles are not developed at this young age
so train at least after 4 months of age
so this was the first rule
Second rule is, train this trick on a hard surface
not on a soft surface like
the bed, not on it
because there won't be any stability on it, the puppy can fall on it's side or front
and even not on a slippery surface
this floor is wooden, it is hard but little slippery but Buddy is trained so he can do it
The third rule is the puppy should know the Sit command at least
and this is why you should train it in the last
because unless he sits, he won't be able to do this training
Also the third rule is about puppy sitting like you would have seen Buddy in
sitting on one leg
so if he is sitting on one leg then he won't be able to this training
he has to sit on both the legs
only that will give him stability..let me show you what I'm saying
he is now slipping and also sitting on one leg
so this is a wrong position to do this training
this training will only work when he is sitting on both the legs
so we will fix that first
this is the correct position when i will train him
Let me tell you the concept of the training before doing the demo
The concept is, the puppy should be in Sit position on both the legs
on a hard surface, not slippery
then take a treat in your hand
I have training treats in my hand, these are made of chicken
You can get any treats or even use peas and carrots for training
As long as you have food in your hand, the puppy will keep following your command
Take treats slowly on top of his head
then he will try to jump to get the treat
One problem people face in this is sometimes the puppy gets up
and tries to jump
if he does that then do not give the treat
and instead say No, fix the position and then try again
he is sitting in an incorrect position and will not have stability
he can have stress and pain on one leg
so this is incorrect position
See this is the perfect position
and now this is incorrect position
What i will do after fixing his position, I will not use the word but will train the action first
you saw it was little easy as Buddy knows it
basically the idea is this
We will take a treat
get it over his head
and when he raises both the legs in air
then we will say Sit Pretty or Namaste because it looks like he is doing a Namaste
I will introduce the word slowly to him
and also increase the duration slowly
you saw I said Yes and gave him the treat
may be i hold his position and give after 4 seconds or 6 seconds
You can increase the duration slowly too
Puppy do not need any support for this training as you might be thinking
to prevent falling forward or sideways, no support is needed
if the lower muscles are developed then he will do it easily
Buddy does it even standing haha
You see Buddy is holding my hand while doing it
but we are practicing
prefect sit pretty will be when he do it without holding my hand
So train everyday and one day Buddy will also do this training without touching my hand
Let's try again
See how lazy he is, he did it on one leg
So this is Sit Pretty training, choice of the word is yours
You can say Namaste, Salute or any other word
Buddy is doing a high five