2. Once your dog is looking at you, hold a treat in front of its nose and slowly move it up over its head. As your dog follows the treat, its bottom will automatically start to lower down.
3. As soon as your dog is in a sitting position, say "Sit" and give it the treat. Repeat this process several times until your dog understands what you want it to do.
4. Once your dog is consistently sitting when you command it to, start fading the treats. Only give your dog a treat every other time it sits, then every third time, and so on. Eventually, you should be able to get your dog to sit without giving it a treat every time.
5. Practice sitting with your dog in different locations and situations. This will help your dog to learn that it should sit regardless of where it is or what is going on around it.
6. Here are some additional tips for teaching your pitbull to sit:
- Be consistent with your training. Use the same command every time you want your dog to sit, and always reward your dog when it does what you ask.
- Be patient. It may take some time for your dog to learn what you want it to do. Don't get frustrated if your dog doesn't sit right away. Just keep practicing and eventually it will get the hang of it.
- Make training fun for your dog. Use treats and praise to reward your dog when it does what you ask, and make the training sessions short and sweet.