Dog Training Guidance - Training a Dog to Stay

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Training A Dog to 'Stay'

Stay training your dog is important so that you always know where he is and to ensure he doesn't move when it's not safe to do so, such as if he has wondered away from you.

To complete stay training your dog will need to have learned his name and to sit on command.

It is much easier to train a dog to stay if he is first sitting.

Training your dog to Stay.

Sit your dog down so that he is facing you and is focussed on you. Place your hand in front of his face and say 'stay' in a firm authoritive manner. Then take a step back, wait a second and if the dog has not moved then go back to him and give him lots of praise.

Repeat this and slowly increase the amount of time the dog has to stay and how far you move away from him. You should be able to move out of sight and the dog should not move. If he does try to move don't punish him. Just gently place him back in the sit possition and tell him to stay again.

Remember after the dog has stayed to always release him readly with lots of enthusiasm and praise telling him what a good boy he is. Also remember that the dogs' atttention should be on you at all times, if he is sitting but looking nonchalantly out of the window then he is not staying but ignoring you.You may need to use a food treat to get his attention.

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