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Teach a dog to sit

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    Start hungry, quiet and short.

    Before a meal, no distractions, five minutes maximum.

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    Lure with the treat over the nose.

    Move it back over the head. The nose follows up and the rear goes down on its own.

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    Mark the exact moment.

    A click or a sharp "yes" the instant the rear touches the floor, then the treat.

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    Add the word only once it works.

    Say "sit" just before the lure. Naming it too early attaches the word to nothing.

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    Fade the lure, keep the reward random.

    Hand signal without food, then reward unpredictably. Random beats every time.

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