{"id":1984,"date":"2022-02-24T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T14:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pomsdelalezardiere.fr\/the-positive-method\/learning-to-sit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:16:14","slug":"learning-to-sit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pomsdelalezardiere.fr\/en\/at-home\/the-positive-method\/learning-to-sit\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to sit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=\u201d20\u2033][vc_column_inner width=\u201d1\/4\u2033][vc_single_image image=\u201d634\u2033 img_size=\u201d400*500\u2033 alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d][vc_empty_space height=\u201d3rem\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201d636\u2033 img_size=\u201d400*500\u2033 alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d][vc_empty_space height=\u201d3rem\u201d][vc_single_image image=\u201d638\u2033 img_size=\u201d400*500\u2033 alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201d3\/4\u2033][vc_column_text el_class=\u201dtitle-left\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Teach your puppy the \u2018sit\u2019 command<br \/>\nusing positive reinforcement.<\/h2>\n<p>Remember that the positive method is based on reinforcing good behaviour. 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