Yesterday I started playing fetch and tug with J-Roc. During that time I started having her sit, lay down and wait to be released before fetching her toy. She did so well following the commands that I did the same routine with her tonight.
While I was cycling through the commands I noticed that she would slide into a down after about 5 seconds into a sit. When she would go into a down I would tell her to sit but she won't move back into a sit. I tried luring her with the toy into a sit but she just kept trying to bite at the toy while still laying down. My next move was to have her stand up then go back into a sit. When J-Roc started to lay down again, I interrupted her with a soft "no".
I'm not sure where I'm going wrong on trying to teach her to stay in the sitting position. Or do you think it's possible that since she's always been asked to sit from a standing position that she's confused about being told to sit when she's laying down instead of standing? Either way any suggestions on how to teach J-Roc to maintain the sit position and how to move from a down position into a sit without having to transition into a stand first would be greatly appreciated.
While I was cycling through the commands I noticed that she would slide into a down after about 5 seconds into a sit. When she would go into a down I would tell her to sit but she won't move back into a sit. I tried luring her with the toy into a sit but she just kept trying to bite at the toy while still laying down. My next move was to have her stand up then go back into a sit. When J-Roc started to lay down again, I interrupted her with a soft "no".
I'm not sure where I'm going wrong on trying to teach her to stay in the sitting position. Or do you think it's possible that since she's always been asked to sit from a standing position that she's confused about being told to sit when she's laying down instead of standing? Either way any suggestions on how to teach J-Roc to maintain the sit position and how to move from a down position into a sit without having to transition into a stand first would be greatly appreciated.