Dog Training – Stay Command

June 27th, 2008

One of the foremost ways to assert your leader status and a key control command is “stay”. The stay requires the dog to remain stationary while you move. Easier said than done in many cases!

First the dog must be doing the “sit” command with no problems. This gets the dog’s attention and shows the proper direction for the dog’s rear. It works amazingly well.

With the dog sitting I thrust a hand in the dog’s direction palm first and fingers raised giving the voice command “stay”. Not yelling, just firm over other noise. Hand movements should be precise and unique to a particular command.

Take one step back. The dog will tend to follow, so repeat the hand gestures for sit and stay. If the dog fails, take a treat or toy and move it over the dog’s head and slightly back of the eyes and still visible to force the chin up.

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