Morgan went through this phase too. she was getting sit and down confused. they both meant down to her. So to break this habit i stopped the training session and would have mini training breaks throughout the day. whenever i would catch her sitting i would say sit and then give her a treat. i never asked her to sit. i always rewarded the behavior when she did it on her own. After a few days of this i would tell her good sit, then get her to walk a bit and then ask her for a sit. The sit i asked for would be the one that got treated. not the sit she gave me without asking.
i hope this makes sense. this is what worked for us.
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