You might have found to be easy to train your dog with all sorts of commands that ask him to perform a certain action but when it comes to teaching your dog to stay, things can be a bit more complicated. After all, we are asking our dog not to move, not to do anything at all.
So how do we go about teaching our dog to "stay"?
Using an already known action will make it easier on your dog to learn how to "stay" so ask your dog to sit. Now, instead of going ahead and praising him like you would normally do, this time you will want to add the command "stay" in the same way you asked him to sit. As soon as a few seconds have passed and your dog staying in his position, go ahead and praise him or give a small treat.
Try to encourage your dog to stay in position with your body language. When first starting out with this new command, make sure you stand close to your dog so he wont feel the urge to follow you and make it easy to stay in the same position without distractions.
If your dog decides to get up and leave before having praised him, repeat the steps by first telling him to sit, and then to stay. Try to praise him before moving on his own so that he can start relating the "stay" command with not doing anything but to stay in position. Gradually you can build up the time your dog needs to stay.
Gradually move further away from your dog and ensure that each 'stay' lasts a few seconds longer than the last. After mastering the 'sit and stay' command, you will be able to then slowly introduce the 'stay and down' command, which will mean your dog will lay down when you require him to.
So how do we go about teaching our dog to "stay"?
Using an already known action will make it easier on your dog to learn how to "stay" so ask your dog to sit. Now, instead of going ahead and praising him like you would normally do, this time you will want to add the command "stay" in the same way you asked him to sit. As soon as a few seconds have passed and your dog staying in his position, go ahead and praise him or give a small treat.
Try to encourage your dog to stay in position with your body language. When first starting out with this new command, make sure you stand close to your dog so he wont feel the urge to follow you and make it easy to stay in the same position without distractions.
If your dog decides to get up and leave before having praised him, repeat the steps by first telling him to sit, and then to stay. Try to praise him before moving on his own so that he can start relating the "stay" command with not doing anything but to stay in position. Gradually you can build up the time your dog needs to stay.
Gradually move further away from your dog and ensure that each 'stay' lasts a few seconds longer than the last. After mastering the 'sit and stay' command, you will be able to then slowly introduce the 'stay and down' command, which will mean your dog will lay down when you require him to.
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