Teaching a Dog to Stay
The stay command is another great command that you need to teach your dog as early as possible. Many people believe that this command is quite difficult to teach. In fact, just like the other basic command of sit it is quite easy to get your dog to respond to.
One you have your dog sitting now you need to teach him to stay when you tell him too. Your dogs natural reaction is going to be follow you since you are his master. Therefore, after you have your dog sitting you can begin the process of teaching stay.
Get in front of your dog, remember to say his name and give the command to stay. Keep your hand up in a stop position, this will help in keeping your dogs attention focused on your hand. Now take a few steps backwards. If the dog looks like he is going to try to follow you then stop in your position and repeat the command.
Keep repeating this command with each time getting farther and farther away from your dog. Do not be discouraged if sometime after you have gotten a distance away if your dog suddenly gets up and comes to you. The reason for this is that he may feel like you are going to leave him.
By now, you should have your dog sitting for a length of time. Keep repeating the above steps until you have gained a decent distance between you and your dog. These two commands together will go a long way in training your dog to obey you and assist in any future training.
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