Sit is a great first trick! Jackson learned it after only a few tries. I just held the treat and softly pushed his bottom down and said "sit" and he learned after 5 tries or so. Down is not too hard either, I did the same basic thing where I would have a treat and after being in the sit position, I would take both of his front legs and sort of make him get down and say "down" and he learned that after a few tries. I've taught him shake, stay, come, high-five and we're still working on the "bang bang" play dead so far. There's a few sites online if you google dog tricks and you can find out how to teach them. |