How do you train your dog to stay....I can get him to sit with treats but cant get him to stay?

Answer 1

You're off to a good start. Now the next thing you need to teach your dog is that he doesn't get the treat by following the treat; he gets the treat by NOT following the treat. Even with the Sit, your next step is to ask for the sit with the treat hidden, and then give the treat afterward. In other words, make sure that the treat is the "paycheck" rather than a "bribe". If your dog is following the treat when you work on Stay, you might try holding it out of sight behind your back while you practice this.

The easiest way to teach a Stay is to do a "bungie stay". You're going to step away from your dog and then step right back as though you are attached by a bungie cord. The distance that you step away will depend on your dog, but the furthest you will go on your first attempt should be to one step away. The best is to tell your dog to Stay, then step backward with ONE foot and then step right back and treat. If your dog pops up when you do this, make it even easier by simply shifting your weight back as though you're about to take a step, then shift forward and treat. Next step would be to move one foot back without shifting your weight, then return immediately and treat. Then shift your weight backwards on one foot, return and treat (again, return and treat *immediately*). Once your dog can do these steps without popping up, take one full step with both feet, return immediately and treat.

Once you have your dog Staying long enough that you can take a step away, be aware of the Three D's of a stay: distance, duration, and distraction. Distance is how many steps away you go. Duration is the amount of time you ask your dog to stay. Distraction is what is going on around you and the dog while you are training. Do not train more than one of those at a time. In other words, if you get where you can take five steps away, don't also stand out there for five seconds. Work on one and then the other separately.

There are also lots of great opportunities during regular daily life to work on stays. When you put down your dog's food bowl once or twice a day, ask your dog to sit and stay until you release him to start eating. If he doesn't stay, no need to scold him or tell him No, just "Whoops!" and pick up the food bowl. When it's time to go for a walk or to go out the back door to play, ask him to sit and stay before you let him out the door. Again, if he doesn't stay, no need to scold, just shut the door. You are the one in control of everything in his world, so just restrict access to things if his little butt isn't on the ground. Make it pretty easy at first, of course, but Stay becomes a very easy thing to train when you incorporate it into regular routines because there are just so darn many opportunities to ask for this every day.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Sometimes the duration of your stay with a dog is a little dependant on the age of the dog. If it's just a young puppy, don't expect a stay for really long periods. Start small and work your way up to longer sessions. My Border Collie, at 5 months, could successfully do a couple minutes at a time, but would get anxious with more time. The poster above did great at giving you some really good information for working on the stay and working into longer periods and distance. It's good advice to follow, but it will take time.

Remember, your dog may not be able to do a 5 minute stay right away, but try to appreciate those little steps that over time will get you there. Set your dog up for success by not asking him to do something he's just not ready to do and likely to make a mistake.

Answer 3

Get him into a sit first. Tell him stay, wait a couple of seconds, release him (with a word like all done, finished, okay, etc.), and give him a treat and praise. Do this a few more times, and slowly work your way up to longer and longer periods of time. If he ever breaks before you release him, go back a few seconds. If you get him up to a reliable stay with 10 seconds, but he breaks before 15, work with him on 10 seconds more. You can go up by 1 second increments if you want, just no more than 5 seconds at a time.

Answer 4

this is incredibly tough over the internet. i'm sorry, i started to type it out but just too much information and it's ten oclock. i would suggest that stay is much easier if you'll teach if from the "down" command. i will suggest you get a book called "good owner/ great dogs" by brian kilcommons. it is the book i trained my last dog from and it is the heat. actually i think i have had more luck with this book and my current dog than the previous two that i took to a trainer. of course though, i had the experience of training two dogs by going through a trainer so it may have been easier b/c of that. either way, it is an excellent book and it will help you with the stay command. i would love to help, as this is one of the most important commands that actually could save your dogs life one day so you must teach it but again, way too much information to type here. good luck.

Answer 5

When you get him to sit place your hand firmly in front of his face and say stay take a step back and reward him if he moves put him back and do it til he stays. It's very simple if he sits and stays reward him if he moves make him sit again and start over. Dogs should normally catch on quick and this method has never failed me. Use treats or a toy as positive reinforcment but as negatives go don't spank just firmly say no and no treat. He'll get the point. I hope I helped.

Answer 6

I had a hard time with my labrador retriever to stay, but he finally learned after I said it 20 times (stubborn) but I tapt the end of his nose enough to know that i ment business, and said stay walked away still looking at him and said stay agin several times while walking back little by little if he moved I'd say no or "aiiint" set him back in the same spot that I wanted him to stay in. It worked and give your dog a treat if he'll stay for a minute or so. It will learn Patience!!!

Answer 7

Be firm, use hand commands. Make sure you are articulating clearly. Don't base the training off treats. Your dog should respect you and not just food.

Just keep practicing. Correct him each time with a firm voice, but don't get upset. And never give him a treat when he doesn't obey. Practice at short distances. Get someone else to be near him to correct him as you slowly back away.

Answer 8

Stay is a hard command to learn for some dogs. Check out our website there are some nice training ideas in it. burdicklabradors.com helpful hints page unter training.

Answer 9

tell him to stay, and after like 5sec give it treat, and treat him good, if he moves then smack him, then tell him to stay again. then repeat. gradually increase time. irecommend you stay near the dog for first few days. and believe that your dog is smart and capable, its actually easyer to teach dogs than human baby who dont know a word, cuz dogs can think than the baby can.

just smack him but not hard if he dont follow your orders

Answer 10

watch the Dog Whisper, i love that show! i didn't like it @ first but it's grown on me