Common Scenario: an owner has taught her 9 week old yellow lab how to sit for a few seconds in her living room. Well done, smart puppy! However, later on in the afternoon the same owner becomes frustrated when her little star will not hold his sit while greeting a friend outside a busy shopping mall.

Whoa!

Young puppies can easily learn a “sit” and hold for a few seconds (kindergarten level) however, it is a huge jump to expect him to hold this sit outside a busy urban mall (grade 12 level). This is setting them up for failure; no fun for a smart puppy. Your puppy can certainly get there with your help, as long as you increase your training in realistic increments so that your dog is always succeeding; extreme fun for......