It helps alleviate stress coming from not being able to self settle themselves or always being “on”.
It reduces the chances of your dog lunging and barking at other dogs and people due to stress and fear and helps your dog handle new situations.
And best of all, it creates a more balanced dog.
The Sit on the Dog exercise was created by Margo Woods years ago to help dogs calm themselves. It is one of the best exercises to teach your dog and can be done anytime and almost anywhere.
So here it is…
Sit on the Dog
If you only do ONE exercise with your dog, it’s this one.
Not sit. Not stay. Not even come.
This exercise will do more to create a bond and build a relationship of trust with your dog than any other.
In order to help your dog learn that you will not be available to entertain him at all times, and to teach him that he is expected to calm down and be well-behaved during those moments, we will introduce the long down, or “sit on the dog” exercise.
The Place command gives you a way to “park” your dog where you need them. Unlike the Down command where your dog must stay in one position, the Place lets your dog stand, sit, down or stretch as long as they remain within the perimeter of the defined Place.
We train a German Shepherd the same way we train any dog. Using the basic commands: heel, sit, down, come, wait, place, off and out to give us the foundation to expand on in different situations and around more difficult distractions.
Exercise is important for this breed and the more structured the better. (more…)
Bringing home your new dog is an exciting experience! A common mistake adopters make is giving the new dog too much freedom too soon. Freedom should be earned slowly as the new dog becomes more reliable with housetraining and the new owners have some basic control of the dog.
Before bringing home your new dog, we suggest investing in a crate. Crate training is the fastest and safest way to housetrain the new dog/puppy. Even if the dog was reliable in the previous home, accidents happen.
