How to teach a dog to sit and stay
If you've ever tried to teach a dog 'sit' and ended up frustrated, I want you to know: it's not you. Most people try to teach sit by pushing the dog's butt down while saying 'sit' repeatedly. That's not how dogs learn. Dogs learn by association. They do something, something good happens, they do it more. The whole game is figuring out how to get them to do the behavior you want so you can reward it. For 'sit' and 'stay,' there's a specific technique that works for almost every dog in about 5-10 minutes of training. It's not magic. It's just understanding how dog learning actually works. The other thing to know: teaching sit takes a few minutes. Generalizing it so your dog does it everywhere, every time, in every situation — that takes weeks. Be patient with the process.
