Week 2 and 3 Sit Stay for Leash On and Off

Equipment Needed:   Collar , Leash ,  Food Reward 

Purpose and Explanation of Exercise:  This is to get your skittish or escaping dog used to working close up and used to getting the leash on and off instead of running away.  This also makes a regular habit of you going up to him and taking the leash on and off thereby starting a pattern and eventually a regular habit.


STEP 1:  Put your dog in the "sit" command.  Your dog is to stay sitting (that way you are also practicing a stay command with distractions as well).

STEP 2:  Bend down to put on the leash.  

STEP 3A:  If your dog  stays there and waits for you to put on the leash, use the marker word "good boy/girl" (means good job and keep going).

STEP 3 B:  If he gets out of his sit, you can use the following strategies to continue:

  • Use the (that is not what I am looking for marker word "No").  Then if your dog sits and lets you put on the leash use marker word (for good job and keep going) "good boy/girl".
  • If your dog gets up and leaves, try using the command "let's go" to retrieve him back.  If your dog is feeling bratty, that might not work.  If it does work, praise him with the marker word "good boy/girl" (meaning good job and keep going).  You might want to give your dog a food reward if your dog is distracted and bratty that day to reinforce the chances your dog won't do that again.
  • If you have to retrieve your dog, do not chase your dog.   You can lure your dog back to you with food, or get them into a small enclosed space (and shut the door), or sit down and let him come to you (do not grab at him during this time).  If 
  • Whatever you do, do not give chase unless it is an emergency of some kind.   If your dog is especially bratty that day.  You can practice the leash on and off with your dog tethered to another leash (I have not had this happen as yet).
STEP 4:  Give your dog a food reward at every fourth time you are able to put the leash off and on.

STEP 5:  Do this for 15 repetitions.  The goal is to get three sets of four in a row without needing to correct and only giving food reward after the 4th one.  Later on, you can practice this without the food reward if this becomes super easy.

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