How do i teach my dog to stay if I'm not able to teach him to sit(he's a show dog)?

Question

I just got a show dog friday. He's a Basenji and he's almost 8 months. I'm not able to teach him to sit because show dogs shouldnt learn this command because they would be sitting during their inspection. So, how can I teach him to stay without him sitting?

Answer 1

You can teach a show dog to sit just not to do an automatic sit. He needs to only sit on command (as opposed to an auto sit when you stop walking). Don't tap above his tail to teach him in fact teach him to stiffen into a proper stack when above his tail is touched. Instead use your hand at the bend of his back leg to encourage the sit. Stand should be taught as a command and many have a stack command for show stance (or the silent command of tapping above the tail)

He can also be taught to stay from a stand.

You can also teach down on command and stay from that position.

Answer 2

What you've heard is totally false.

I've shown the same dog in both obedience trials and showmanship. The dog is smart enough to know the difference. Mine recognized how he should perform from the lead.

I would never advise not teaching a dog basic obedience commands. Not only will your friends and relatives like visiting you and your dog more, but it just may save your dogs life someday.

For the record, stand and stay commands aren't any harder to teach than sit and stay commands.

You are pretty new to this. I'd suggest going to a breed specific show and talking to the handlers there. You might be able to find someone who can train and show your dog for you. In the very least, you can pick up some good tricks of the trade to play up your dog's good breed characteristics.

Answer 3

If you're talking like staying while being inspected, hold on to his cheek, get him stacked, if he moves pinch his cheek A LITTLE (just to let him know that is not what you are asking) restack and use the command stay. do this for only about 5 minutes, if that, then let him down and work on the ground stay. Make him heel, stop (make sure he is still at a heel) use an open hand and tell him "stay" while putting your hand in front of him. Walk in front of him, face him with a treat. If he moves correct him with a "no" and a quick snap on the leash (don't over snap or snap too hard) bring him back to the same position and start over. Work on this for 5 minutes then move on. What you don't want to do is make the show ring unhappy for him. If this happens he will not show his personality in the ring and will not show well. This is the way I was taught and it has worked for me. Hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 4

First of all you can and should teach show dogs to site , I have had dogs competing in obedience and show confirmation in the same day,
Dogs are smart enough to know the stand command and the sit command , go ahead and teach sit , also teach stand . when in the ring, when you stack your dog and bait him, just say "stand, stay" and use your bait .
Some people only have the show collar on the dog for conformation and use a different collar for obedience . This way the dog knows when it has the show collar on it is not allowed to do automatic sits, but I have never needed to do this .

Answer 5

You most certainly can teach a show dog to sit and no they will not sit during exams. You teach a dog to stay at the stand exactly the same way you do with the sit.

I compete in obedience as well as breed with my dogs...when doing obedience I use a different collar & leash and I use different commands...in OB when walking on leash my dogs are told to "heel" and do automatic sits when I stop...in breed they are taught "strut" and will not do auto sits..they also are taught the "stand" command.

Answer 6

I dunno... I've been training and handling show dogs for about 25 years.. breeding them for 19 years. I won't have a dog in my house that doesn't understand what Sit means.

I'm assuming a Basenji is a bright enough breed of dog to learn and understand the word "STAND" and so would not "Sit" when its been told to stand.

Actually..that's not true, I do know how to teach them to do a stand stay.. I simply don't get your point. You teach a standing stay the same way you teach the dog not to wiggle and walk off during the exam.. only you increase the distance/time.

Answer 7

I have showdogs that do agility and obedience and they learn the sit command and then the stand command. If you teach very plain but different commands - sit - stay -stand he will stand in the show ring if he has learnt the stand command. It works for all my dogs.

Answer 8

What do you mean he's a "show dog"?
A dog used to being shown will certianly know obedience commands, so I think you have been fooled a trifle here. That's absolute nonsense about dogs who are shown in AKC matches not learning the "sit" or "stay" command. I have shown one of my dogs, and she was obdience trained before I ever entered her in even puppy trials.


Take your basenji for obedience classes, it's fun and works.

Answer 9

Everytime he starts to sit slide your hand underneath his belly and raise him up with a one word command like "Stay" into a standing position wait give snack and praise.
You may need to do this several times for a week till he gets it right.

Answer 10

the same way as would if he is sitting. A trained dog would only sit when told. However you put the lead on and tell him to stand tell him to stay and start backing up slowly if he stays there you go if he does not correct him and start over.