Down
Down begins with a sit, being that in a sit, half of your dog is already down. Once they learn to go down from a sit you can remove the sit and ask for a down separately from a sit. It is really a useful behavior to implement throughout your day and can replace “sit” when you need more control. It can be difficult to get your dog to learn “down” in one swoop; but when you break it down it is very easy for your dog to understand.
Teaching the DOWN - printout