Baiting a Dog When Teaching the Stay Command

Bait the dog- we have talked about this command in the previous sit and leave it, but it will hold true to the off command as well. If I surprise my dog on the bed or the couch, I want to get their attention through the tin man or a grunt. After I have...

Bait the dog, I'm sure many of you have watched dog shows and agility championships where you'll see a handler take a treat, place it to the nose of the dog to get the attention. The purpose of baiting the dog is just that. I want the dog to know that I...

Treat and praise, I have mentioned in the previous two commands, sit and leave it, I would like you to follow the same rhythm when it comes to the off command. As I've shown you address the dog when they're on an object. Get their attention with tin man...

Just like in the previous "sit" command, I would like you to administer baiting your dog with the "leave it" command as well. Once your dog knows that they're about to have a work activity by baiting them, you can then get down on your one knee. As I...

It's fairly easy to train a puppy using hand signals. You are going to be training him anyway, so you may as well go ahead and teach hand signals as well as verbal commands. However, there are certain things you must do when teaching hand signals that...