Posted by Ethan Cole on 15th May 2026
Sit, down, recall, leave and settle — and how to teach each in five minutes a day.
Short, happy sessions beat long ones. Five minutes, twice a day, is plenty.
- Sit: lure the nose up with a treat
- Down: lure from sit to the floor
- Recall: say their name, run backwards, reward big
- Leave it: reward looking away from a treat in your hand
- Settle: reward calm on a mat
Use tiny, soft treats — our training treats are under 3 calories each.