Emme has known the command "Sit" since she was a little puppy. She sits on command before she gets a treat, when she is given dinner, before we put her collar and leash on and many other times during the day. The time she doesn't sit is first thing in the morning or when one of us returns to the house after being away. She is so excited that she forgets everything she knows and jumps up on our legs. This is not something we want her to do, so we continue to try to get her to sit.
Suddenly something has clicked; after all this time, she is getting "Sit" even when she is super excited. First thing in the morning when she begins to jump up on one of us, we say "Sit" and she actually does. She is so excited that she wiggles while she sits and actually wiggles across the floor in her enthusiasm to start the day. After she has burned off some of that excitement and energy, she is a champion of sitting on command. I guess training a puppy is never ending. It is nice to identify a new success.
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My mom just finished training our Bichon Chloe to "give me paw" - with Cheerios as the reward. She finally mastered the command about two weeks ago. My mom was always trying to get Chloe to do it, but one thing was missing before - the Cheerios treat! Now, Chloe can't wait to go to Grandma's so she can do "give me paw" for Cheerios! I asked my mom to try to teach Chloe "speak" next. : ))))
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