Teaching a dog to stay
Teaching the dog to stay can one day save the life of the pet. Many accidents that endanger the life of the pet happen because of its tendency to follow its master. However, training the dog to stay still is challenging. Dogs are energetic and affectionate animals thus staying still would be against their nature. Other obedience commands require the dog to perform a task but the stay command asks the dog to stay put. It would not be surprising then for the dog to ignore the stay command. Consistent training that uses positive reinforcement will effectively train a dog to stay.
Dogs are very energetic thus it would be a good idea to allow the dog to expend its pent up energies before a training session so that the pet will not be all hyped up. Interesting sights, sounds and scents can easily make the dog's attention veer away from the training thus location with minimum distractions must be chosen. Because dogs have short attention spans they easily get bored thus the training sessions should only last for a few minutes.
Training the dog to stay would be easier if the dog already responds to the sit command. Give the dog a sit command and position yourself in front of the dog and putting the palm in front of the dog's face give the stay command in an authoritative voice. The firm voice should make the dog understand that you mean business and that the dog should obey.
Praise the dog and give a treat if it holds the position. At the beginning of the training the dog is expected to move and break the stay. You may have to get the dog to the stay position by holding its chest and rear end and giving the stay command again. Don't forget to allow the dog to move by giving a release command.
Short training session must be repeated frequently but be sure to be consistent with the command used. If the dog has consistently obeyed the stay command you can take the training to the next level. The dog is actually trained to hold the stay position longer. Take the training session to a location where there are distractions. You can try lengthening the distance between you and the dog and letting the dog stay in the same position for longer period before giving the release command.
Dogs are very energetic thus it would be a good idea to allow the dog to expend its pent up energies before a training session so that the pet will not be all hyped up. Interesting sights, sounds and scents can easily make the dog's attention veer away from the training thus location with minimum distractions must be chosen. Because dogs have short attention spans they easily get bored thus the training sessions should only last for a few minutes.
Training the dog to stay would be easier if the dog already responds to the sit command. Give the dog a sit command and position yourself in front of the dog and putting the palm in front of the dog's face give the stay command in an authoritative voice. The firm voice should make the dog understand that you mean business and that the dog should obey.
Praise the dog and give a treat if it holds the position. At the beginning of the training the dog is expected to move and break the stay. You may have to get the dog to the stay position by holding its chest and rear end and giving the stay command again. Don't forget to allow the dog to move by giving a release command.
Short training session must be repeated frequently but be sure to be consistent with the command used. If the dog has consistently obeyed the stay command you can take the training to the next level. The dog is actually trained to hold the stay position longer. Take the training session to a location where there are distractions. You can try lengthening the distance between you and the dog and letting the dog stay in the same position for longer period before giving the release command.
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