how can i get my dog to?

Question

my dog knows how to sit but he wont stay

and how can i get him to laydown

Answer 1

training a dog involves alot of patience . you have to spend alot of time with your dog , establish a good relationship ..........make the dog want to please you . start a training regiment , and stick to it . give rewards based on performance . play and rough-house with your dog after the training sessions . after several sessions , you and your dog will see alot of progress . the more time you put into the training , the better the results . always train using methods of affection , praise , and rewards . never hit for bad behavior .

best of luck !

Answer 2

repetition..buy a good book, Koehler's is great but old.

Start by having him sit, walk just a step away. Soon as he gets up, sit him back down but don't say sit again. He'll get it!! Go farther and farther each time. Make a HUGE deal when he does it right..good boy/girl him to death..

Same with laydown. Say down, put him down..and good boy him!! Only give commands once..but every time you give a command make him do it..

Answer 3

Try this:

When you go to feed him, hold the food dish up and say "sit", "stay". Start to lower the dish and when he moves towards it, bring the dish back up to starting position and make the dog sit again. Repeat the "stay" command and try again. He should catch on after a while.

Answer 4

1. Get a small piece of his favorite treat.
2. Have him sit.
3. Dangle it in front his face.
4. Once he opens his mouth, lower it in the same position slowly. At this point, he should follow your hand movement and also lower into down position.
5. If indeed he does this, excitedly say in a high-pitched voice "Good boy, down! Stay down," repeatedly.

If he inches upwards into sit position, immediately say 'No!' and repeat the above steps until he stays for as long as you please before giving him the treat.

This worked for me - good luck!

Answer 5

Give him a treat while saying the trick. In addition, push his behind down to sit while holding the treat. He will soon get the message.

Answer 6

I liked the book "Puppy Preschool"
"Dog Tricks for Dummies" is another good one. It has step by step instructions for obedience training as well as some cute stuff to train.
There is also some suggestions of activities and contests you can enter with your dog.
Good luck.

Answer 7

say laydown and make him do it by pulling his feet out.

Answer 8

you need to condition him with something he likes i.e. FOOD. everytime he sits or lay's down, give him a treat. do that a dozen or so times to a command and he'll be break dancing in a week.

Answer 9

Here is complete basic training instructions.. Just toss out what you don't need>
SIT, COME, DOWN, STAY, HEEL.

SIT

Holding a treat in your left hand just above the pup's nose, gently rest your right hand on pup's rump.
Slowly move the treat in an upward motion while applying gentle pressure to the rump. ( you don't want to push hard because if you do the dog will sit every time someone touches him and this is not good for competitive obedience)
as soon as pup sits say in a very happy excited tone "GOOD SIT" and give the treat.
Repeat exercise 7x. then take a play break and move on to something else.
very young pups should not train for more than a half hour each day
every time you put food bowl down or give a treat give the sit command, and wait for the sit. then once pup sits give treat or food down.
DO NOT move on to something new until pup has the new command down pat.

COME

walk away from pup about 10 feet to start. say pup's name and "COME" in a happy voice. once pup comes praise it lavishly have a bit of a play and give it a treat.
Gradually increase the distance you walk away. and eventually once pup knows command only treat every 3rd come. tapering off until he comes every time with out treat using only praise.
this will take a few days to learn if you practice every day.

DOWN

Start with pup in sit. move hand with the treat between the pup's front paws on the ground.
Say "DOWN" in firm but not loud voice.
pup might try and get treat without going down, don't let him have it until he downs.
praise in happy voice "GOOD DOWN"
repeat 7x

STAY

Start pup in down position. say "STAY" in firm voice. walk to end of leash, backwards. if the pup moves say once only "AP" in a not pleased tone. go back do not say anything. put pup in down again repeat "STAY" walk backwards to end of leash.
pup does NOT get praise or treat until he stays for 30 seconds, then a minute, then 5 minutes. move times up each week.
after he can do a 5 minute down/stay every time. move on to a sit/stay doing exactly what you did for down/stay.
Once on leash sit and down/stays are reliable for 5 minutes each. drop the leash and walk away from your pup, your back to the pup. about 10 feet away. wait 5 min. recall your dog. with dog sitting in front of you once he reaches you. treat and praise.

HEEL

Please do NOT train with a choke collar. i recommend martingayles .
with dog on a short leash exactly beside you on your left side say "HEEL" if the dog starts to pull give a correction snap with leash on collar. and recommend "HEEL" the second your dog complies praise with "GOOD HEEL" in happy voice. and continue to walk , correct, and praise for 30 minutes.


Always end training sessions on a positive note. Never get angry with your pup for not responding to a command. Praise lavishly every time pup responds to a command.

Answer 10

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