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A dog can learn the stay command no matter what position they are in. If you train your pet dog the “Stay” command properly, she will become a well mannered and safe dog.
Once your dog had mastered the “sit” and “down” command, you should teach her the “Stay” command. The “Stay!” command tells your dog does not move. When your dog understands what the stay command means, she will not move.
The purpose of the stay command is to let your pet dog maintain in a standing, sitting, or lying position until you give her the command to release her. If you just teach your dog the sit command, your dog will only sit down for one moment and spring up the next moment.
Sometimes, even after you give the “Stay” command, your dog will still move about because your attention has fades. When you give the “Stay” command, be sure to stay nearby your dog or your pet dog will quickly learn that she don’t have to obey the “Stay” command because you are not present to enforce it. If you feel that your dog has not mastered the Stay command, repeat the whole training process from the start over again.
Before you train your dog to stay, you must teach your dog the release command such as “Free”. Tell your pet dog to sit or lie down. After that, put your hand with the palm open on the dog’s nose and say to her, “Stay”. Now step away using your right leg. During the training, you should always leave your using your right foot. You can give your dog the “Stay” command several times. After a few seconds, you can return to your dog’s side.
When your dog has stay for a while, say, “Good”. Give your dog the release command immediately after rewarding her with treats and praises.
You can slowly delay the rewarding by increasing the period of hold progressively. As you lengthen the amount of time, you can slowly move farther away. When your pet dog has learned the “Stay” command, start doing the Stay command in areas that has some distraction. Repeat the same exercise until your dog learns to stay in the new area for 1 minute and you are 5 steps away.
Stay nearby to your dog and avoid going into another room until your pet dog fully master the “Stay” command.
This routine should be practice several times throughout the day for several days and weeks until your dog have mastered the “Stay” command.
When you feed your dog a treat, only give it to her when she is in the stay position. Do not feed a treat to your dog when she moves or she will think that she got the treat for moving.
You can practice the Stay command while your dog is standing or running, or sitting on the floor. As long as each step you take and the distances increased progressively, your dog will enjoy the Stay command. Don’t confront your dog with difficult challenges such as entering another room. When you are ready to release your dog, release a cheerful command, such as “Free!” and then reward her with a yummy treat and praises.
When your dog have mastered the sit and stay command, you can start teaching her the lie down and stay command. This might take place several days or weeks later. The instructions for lying down are the same as the sit and stay command. However, you must have your dog lie down first.
Dogs learn to behave in a particular manner when nice things happen. To stop your dog from doing certain things, you have to remove the niceness in order to stop that wrong behavior. When your dog is doing the right thing, you should praise her as a positive reinforcer. However, you should never overdo it. Your dog can be irritated if you keep patting on her head.
If your dog urinate or poo in your house, don’t over react and severely scold her. Use a one syllable word for example “No!” to conveys the message to your dog to stop doing it. When you deliver the message in this manner, your dog will perceived that you are upset with her. she will learn that it is a wrong thing to do and that she should not do it again.
However, it is different with a puppy. If your puppy soil in the crate, don’t punish her. Take her out of the crate and clean up her poo and continue with the housetraining routine.
After your puppy becomes 9 – 12 months old, you don’t have to put her in the crate anymore. When your dog becomes 1 year old, she will be able to go out to eliminate herself.
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