Train My Dog To Stay

Next take a few steps back while keeping your hand out and continuing to say stay if your dog gets up and follows you say no firmly but praise it as soon as it sits back down.

Train my dog to stay.

To train a dog to stay start by having your dog sit then placing your palm in front of its face and saying stay in a firm but happy tone. Move the food bowl with food it in topped with tasty treats about 4 to 6 inches toward the floor. If your dog stays sitting click your clicker or use a verbal marker such as yes or a tongue click and feed her a treat from the bowl. Once your dog is sitting or lying down then hold your palm towards them and say stay.

Count to five praise. 5 steps to training your dog to stay step 1. Bring your right foot and right hand back to their original positions without repeating the stay command. When your dog starts to stay in place each time you take a few steps back give it a treat to reinforce the good behavior.

Note if you are clicker training then you can click the clicker now. But do not say the word stay more than once. Count to 30 and pivot back to your dog s right side. Return to your dog lean down and place a treat on the floor between your dog s outstretched front legs.

If your dog is thinking about moving or actually tries to move take a step toward your dog with your right foot and with your right hand snap the leash straight up to a point directly above his head. Step 2 wait for a few seconds and then when you are sure that they are staying in that position you can reward them. Find a quiet place and start training your dog to stay when he she is relatively tired. Otherwise your pet will learn that stay doesn t mean anything but stay stay stayyyy means stay.

To begin position your dog as you wish in a sit down or stand. Give your stay command without moving count to three and then release your dog using his release word. This is one of those rare cases in which i will tell you it s ok to start using the verbal commands stay and free from the beginning. Increase the time you ask.

Show your dog the stay cue and then take a single step backward. Why on the floor.