My yellow lab isn't very good with the "Stay" command. Any tips?

Answer 1

What I did with my dog: I had a treat in my hand and told her to sit. Then I held my hand in a "stop" gesture and commanded her to stay. If she came towards me I kept repeting those steps till she got it then I told her to come and gave her the treat. She's awesome at it now.

Good Luck!!

Answer 2

First, have a volunteer. Get a yummy dog treat, and get her in the sit position. Have the volunteer hold the dog by the collar. Tell her "Stay" and walk away from her just a few feet. Wait a few seconds, then say "Good Girl". Have volunteer release dog, and hopefully your dog will come running to you. Give her the treat. Repeat this over and over again, and gradually increase the distance.

Repeat over and over again. Now try to do it without a volunteer, except walk just a few feet away from her. Repeat this, except gradually increase the distance. Learning this trick will take about a week or more, depending on the dog's learning rate. Good luck!

If she still isn't staying, I would recomment getting her to an obedience class! And don't rush the process! :D

Good luck!

Answer 3

Sign up for an Obedience class. All dogs should go through it. The classes really teach the owner how to train the dog, and it socializes the dog which is very important. One of the first commands you learn is the "Stay". Plus it's fun and you meet other dog lovers!

Answer 4

Consistency will be your biggest ally. Also, when telling to stay, at same time saying 'stay!' very firmly and looking in the eye, swing your hand slow and firmly to within inches of his nose. It will be a hand signal to him. Stay only a couple feet away from him, with him on the leash. Correct him when gets up, right away. And do the whole thing over again. I would practice this for a short period of time every day, liek do it five times or soemthing. Dont forget a treat if he stays for even five seconds, and work up from there. Good luck with your wanderer. lol.

Answer 5

You have to start small and work your way up in time and the distance between you and your dog. In my obedience class for puppies, we are only doing 1-1 1/2 minutes of sit or down stays. They are still learning and puppies, like children, can sometimes have a short attention span. If you manage a stay for 30 seconds, reinforce it with lots of praise and slowly work your way up.

Answer 6

It's good that Labs are very intellegent! How I trained my dog is to teach him to "sit" first. Once he had that down, then I worked on walking away from him. His natural inclination is to go "with you". Sometimes having him/her on a short leash during this process helps.

Walk away slowly, if he stands up to follow you, walk briskly toward his nose. He will stop. start with small distances, repeating this process till he stays put till you call him. Repetition is the key.

Answer 7

use a deep firm voice and slowly back away and say "STAY" use a hand comand like u are waving without the way. kinda like stop. always use treats to reward wen he stays. when he has stayed long enough call him to u and give him the treat. dont go to him, make him come to u. it is one of the hardest commands!

Answer 8

I have a lab that was hard to teach "stay" to also. I got his favorite treat and used that to get him to stay, I wouldn't give it to him until he stayed for 5 seconds. Then I did the same with the treat with fetching. When he stayed until I said to go get the toy, upon his return fetch I gave him his treat.

Answer 9

persistence. start off small, little by little increase the distance between you and your dog when you ask him/her to stay. do this twice a day for ten minutes at a time, or until the dog loses interest. you need a dog to be interested in what you are doing so that it pays attention to you.try to train it right after a walk when he/she has calmed down a bit.

Answer 10

my nana has a lab and a golden retriever they are good dogs. tommy (golden retriever) i taught him to shake hands with me. teach your dog how to do other thricks like them.