Training A Stubborn Dog To Sit

As a dog trainer i hear expressions like my dog is stubborn or my dog refuses to listen to me on a weekly basis.

Training a stubborn dog to sit.

He does this over and again. To train the dog to sit for example stand in front of the dog. Say his name and tell him to sit in a loud cheerful voice. While training a dog to sit is usually straightforward it can be somewhat harder if he s particularly stubborn.

Say the dog s name to get his attention and give him a clear distinct command. And she give him great rewards for sitting too. Buddy is just so stubborn. But when emily s friend jim comes around buddy won t sit at all.

Emily offers treats but to no avail. I empathize with dog parents frustrations while also empathizing. Emily tells her dog buddy to sit. My dog is so stubborn he knows better he s just hard headed usually the owner who says these words is frustrated with his dog because the dog s not listening.

In my 15 years of training i ve not yet run into a stubborn or hard headed dog. So emily knows that the dog understands the word sit. Training a stubborn dog can be frustrating i ve worked with dozens of pet owners who feel like they re on the losing end of a battle of wills with their canines and i ve had several difficult to train dogs of my own over the years. While any old dog treat may be an effective incentive for most dogs your stubborn dog will need his absolute favorite food be it cheese or chicken.

Thankfully there is still hope. When bad habits refuse to budge pet owners can wind up feeling frustrated exhausted and defeated.