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Find out how well your dog knows his sits, stands, and downs in this quick and easy check up.

Does your dog know the basics?

1. How often are you practicing commands?
Several times a day
Once a day
A few times a week
Less than once a week
2. What's your mood when the training sessions end? How about your dog's mood?
I feel good, and I think my dog does too
My dog loses focus and/or I get frustrated
3. During training sessions, how often does your dog respond correctly to the commands?
Nearly all the time
Half to three-quarters of the time
4. When giving a command, how many times do you repeat the cue? ("Rover, sit. SIT! Siiiiit….")
Once
Sometimes I have to repeat myself
I lose count
5. When you give a command, how long does your dog hold the position?
Until I release him or give him another command
He breaks the position before I tell him to
6. You're training in the park and another dog/pack of noisy kids/hot dog vendor/some other distraction goes by. Your dog:
Obeys the command
Sort of obeys, but he's very distracted
Is often oblivious to my commands


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