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Training Your Dog to Sit

Excerpted from Click for Joy: Questions and Answers from Clicker Trainers and their Dogs by Melissa Alexander. Training your dog to sit? How hard can that be? Just pop them a cookie for putting their butt on the ground—right? Unfortunately, a reliable sit isn’t quite that easy. Let’s look first at how to get the behavior, then let’s go over what it takes …

Boston Terrier Puppy Sleeping in Crate, seen from the top view

 Help! My Puppy Hates the Crate

Does this scenario sound familiar? Your puppy will happily walk into their crate for a wildly desirable treat. But, once the treat is gone, so is your puppy’s patience. He starts to yowl. While you want to wait to release him until he’s quiet, it’s emotionally fraught to listen to his bewildered barks. It’s a common crate training dilemma, but …