What type of training methods do you use?
What type of training programs do you offer?
Can you help with Housebreaking my dog?
What is the Sit Means Sit collar?
Does this training work for small dogs?
Does my dog always have to wear the collar?
Does your training work with aggressive dogs?
What is a Demo?
At Sit Means Sit Dog Training, we start our programs by meeting with you and your dog at your home. Our Demonstrations are completely free of charge. This is an opportunity for you to evaluate our training, and for us to make an accurate assessment of your dog’s temperament in its home environment. We take detailed notes on your lifestyle and your dogs specific needs, so that we can make an accurate recommendation for you to choose between our two different training models.
The Demonstration Allows:
- a time for you to see the level of our training with one of our trained dogs
- a time for us to share all of the different types of training approaches to consider
- a time for you to ask us direct questions about the realistic expectations of training for your dog
- a time where we will demonstrate our training with your dog so you can see the potential with our training approach
- a time where we can make quality recommendations for both of our training models
- a time for you to make a qualified decision based on your personal experience seeing your dog in action
- Bottom line, it’s a “Sit Means Sit Test Drive” that is a must anytime you are considering training your dog
The FREE demonstration will last forty minutes to an hour. In order for us to give you a fair and accurate price quote, we must fully understand all of the above factors, as they all relate to the amount of time we would expect to be working with you and your dog to achieve your desired goals. The only investment required for the Demo is your time. During the Demo we will be able to develop a personalized training plan that best suits your dog’s temperament and your specific needs.
Keep in mind, that anyone that says that they can train your dog, should be willing and able to come to your home, show you their level of training with one of their dogs and most importantly, show you how their training works with your dog. Naturally this should be without any investment or commitment.
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What type of training methods do you use?
The unique Sit Means Sit training model uses Attention-Based Training to modify behaviors and teach dogs new skills and proper manners. This approach to training allows our Sit Means Sit trainers to use a variety of attention based modalities such as leashes, flat collars, food, toys, and naturally our patented Sit Means Sit Collar. Just as in sports and academics, no one is ever punished into excellence. We teach with a healthy level of clear guidance, direction, and enthusiastic praise. Through repetition and proper progression, excellence and proficiency are then achieved. We are best known for our off leash results around distractions, both on and off the owner’s property. We address many different areas of training, some of which are listed below:
Housebreaking, Barking, Aggression, Basic Obedience, Dog Sports, Leash pulling, Jumping, Chewing, etc…
Our training is safe, free of confrontation, conflict and confusion. There is no yelling or punishment in our training progressions. The collar (as is with all other training modalities), does not train a specific skill such as “sit” or “down”. We as the trainers train the skill. The collar simply acts as a neutral attention aid, and once we have the dogs attention, we begin shaping a skill by guiding and directing the dog. As you view our portfolio of dog training videos and pictures, we hope that you will pay close attention to the attitude of all the dogs trained by Sit Means Sit. We direct our focus on generating and maintaining a happy and relaxed attitude in all of our dogs. This is why we are committed to showcasing our training via the Internet in order to share our training options around the South Atlanta metro area and around the world. Throughout the year we do a large number of public demonstrations, including indoor and outdoor expos and events.
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What type of training programs do you offer?
Sit Means Sit offers TWO different types of training models with a variety of programs within each model. Each program is tweaked to the specific needs of your dog, your family, and your circumstances.
Our two Training Models are:
- Private Lessons Exclusively
- Jump Start (AKA Board & Train) with Private Lessons
Our most popular model is our Jump Start; AKA “Board and Train” program. During the Jump Start program, your dog will live with a Sit Means Sit trainer as a family member for a designated period of time. This time period is matched with your individual needs, your dog’s temperament, and your dog’s expected learning curve. We offer 3 week, 2 week and 1 week Jump Start programs. At Sit Means Sit, we like to train your dogs as you live. If you predominantly have your dog with you at work, we will have a session or two in that exact environment. Your success is insured with our results oriented year round support, including lifetime phone/email consulting. This means, we truly are, the trainers for the lifetime of your dog.
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Can you help with Housebreaking my dog?
CMH Program (Containment, Management, and Housebreaking)
Sit Means Sit can help with every aspect of your dog’s training including healthy puppy containment, management, and housebreaking. Our CMH program offers ground level guidance and protocols for those individuals who are either bringing a puppy home for the first time, or simply need a little extra assistance in getting started with their young pup or rescue dog. Our CMH program runs at $199.00.
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What is the Sit Means Sit Collar?
The Sit Means Sit collar is a micro stim modality, that is very similar to those micro stim units used in the medical and athletic fields. These micro stim units essentially use low-level, adjustable electronic stimulation to create a muscle contraction. In the medical field, they are used as aids to help alleviate pain, promote blood circulation and induce healing. For our SMS collar, an adjustable micro stim signal is manually sent from a remote, that translates into a “tap” delivered to the Sit Means Sit Collar. This tap starts at such a low level, that they are often imperceptive to people. This signal from the Sit Means Sit collar is also adjustable in the same way that your voice is, and is completely controlled by you, the handler.
Sit Means Sit uses an attention-based dog training model developed by Founder and CEO, Fred Hassen. This approach utilizes a variety of training modalities that enable our trainers to gain the dog’s attention, even in some of the most distracting environments. The Sit Means Sit Collar allows us to use this medical technology in a way that is counter intuitive to the old school “correction /compulsion” approach. The “tap” is the corner stone of teaching attention both in close and long distant proximities, as well as distracting environments. Our ability to generate consistent quality levels of attention allows us to induce a steeper learning curve for the dog than any other training model.
The technology we employ is 100% safe for dogs and humans (download our free report on the facts about modern electronic dog training.) Our Sit Means Sit programs that incorporate our collar as a training aid, use it simply to establish a connection between a tap and the owner, that we then teach and define as attention. A common key for success in any training method, is found in timing and consistency in all communications with the dog. Once the dog is proficient in the language of the collar, all kinds of new levels of proficiency are attained.
The approach used by Sit Means Sit trainers is to treat the “tap” from the collar as a cue for the dog to pay attention. This is no different than tapping a person on the shoulder to get their attention. The goal of tapping them on the shoulder is not to surprise or intimidate them, but rather to let them know that you want to communicate something to them. Adjustability in the tap levels is necessary because, while some dogs are “in tune,” so to speak, others can be less so. There is no way to determine what levels your dog will respond to, until we begin to interact and teach them with our collar. The versitilty of the collar’s long range capacity, the weather and water proof tolerances, and micro stim levels, allow a “training affect” to move into areas of high distraction and new environments. The integration of our collar will also significantly shorten the time period spent training, simply because a major challenge in teaching has always been about gaining and maintaining the dog’s attention.
Keep in mind that the typical results attained from a Sit Means Sit program include the consistent use of a calm voice (which paints the clearest picture for your dog), and includes the use of things such a leash, flat collar, food, toys, and enthusiastic affection. The advantage of using multiple training aids in the process compared to a single aid approach is as follows. While treats may work perfectly well in the kitchen, generally the treat fails to hold the same attention value when it comes to working outdoors with distractions. For example when the dog sees a cat or another dog, the dynamics change quickly. Sit Means Sit has found that dogs can be taught to pay attention around extreme distractions very effectively. We invite you to view our training first-hand by contacting us for a FREE demonstration with one our Sit Means Sit trainers. During all our public and private demonstrations we encourage everyone in the audience and family to feel our Sit Means Sit collar prior to ever putting it on a dog.
Sit Means Sit is the only company to provide a REAL LIFETIME warranty with our product. There is no fine print to read or glitches that will catch you when you really need it. Sit Means Sit provides a hassle-free exchange warranty so that if ANYTHING ever happens to your dog training collar, it is covered. Don’t worry if your dog chews it up, or if your pet elephant accidentally steps on it and smashes it. Simply contact Sit Means Sit office, 678-833-9217, and we’ll take care of the rest. Next week, next year, or 6 years from now. It’s the first and last dog training collar you will ever own! The Sit Means Sit collar and Remote are 100% fresh and salt water proof. The digital technology that is built into the design of the collar eliminates any possibility for you to accidentally harm your dog. The collar is safe, does not generate heat and it cannot burn a dog or person, even with human error or misuse. (You can also download our free report on the facts about modern electronic dog training devices).
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Does this training work for small dogs?
Absolutely! Sit Means Sit has successfully trained hundreds of small dogs across the world.
Small dogs and large dogs learn by the same basic principles of attention, through a motivated learning model. One general difference we have seen over the years, is the owner’s tendency to tolerate more extreme behaviors from their smaller dogs as opposed to their larger dogs. These behaviors include aggression, excessive barking, and even housebreaking or marking problems. Our customized approach to training dogs of all sizes and temperaments, allows us to fine tune our training progressions to suit even the smallest of dogs, with the biggest of challenges. We have a number of videos showcasing how well-trained a small dog can become, with a Sit Means Sit trainer. Check out this dog training video of an aggressive Chihuahua, before and after our Sit Means Sit Demonstration.
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Does my dog always have to wear the collar?
Training with the Sit Means Sit collar implements the same principles of any learning program that uses a variety of teaching aids. Reinforcement, in any and every form, is a required component for proficiency and a necessary part of your dog’s life. Even after they are trained, it will still be necessary to maintain your rules and boundaries both in and out of the home.
The good news is, that with proper progression and thorough training your dog will become increasingly more reliable. This translates into more freedom for the dog and less stress for the owner. Proofing your dog to be reliable without the use of the Sit Means Sit dog training collar is a matter of transferring attention through conditioning. There are three broad phases of training that you will encounter as you train your dog. Sticking with your training and reinforcing your rules consistently, over a long enough period of time, will define your dogs level of reliability in every case.
We advise all our clients to implement the use of the Sit Means Sit collar consistently and without hesitation for 90 days post-program completion. Our focus at this juncture is on generating the smallest deviation between commands given and commands executed. Translation: if you are having to repeat your command 5-7 times, it’s not because your dog can’t hear you, it’s because he doesn’t understand the skill in that particular working arena and current level of drive. The answer to solving this scenario is to go back to basics, and ensure you are following the protocols for progression. These protocols are given to each client in a homework sheet after each and every class with their trainer. Since all our programs offer support for the lifetime of the dog, we are happy to offer counsel over the phone. We will even take it a step further and come out and reinforce things with you in person, at no further expense other than your time.
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Does your training work with aggressive dogs?
The answer is yes. Our training system is heralded among aggressive dog owners both here in the Atlanta metro area and in the US, as “the 
program that saved my dogs life”. Here at Sit Means Sit , we have successfully trained hundreds of aggressive dogs. We recommend checking out some of our dog training videos that feature aggressive dogs being trained by our Sit Means Sit dog trainers. Due to the nature of aggression and prior to any attempts, it’s highly recommended that you contact a seasoned and successful professional trainer first. This is to ensure the highest degree of safety for both you and your dog, and to induce a positive change in an aggressive dog. All dogs can learn manners, it’s just about taking the time needed and having the skills to teach them.
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