Week 3 (ADVANCED) Sit Stay with Distractions

 Equipment Needed: 6' Leash, Training Collar (or slip leash can be used instead for both)  


Explanation and Goal of Exercise: Great for keeping a dog stationary when doing chores around the house.  Stationing a dog in any human or canine social environment when needed.  To keep the dog from greeting too enthusiastically by learning to wait and greet when allowed.  There are many other uses for this exercise. 

 

The dog is required to perform the position of the command and stay there until the release word is given. This is also the beginning of the dog understanding that when you move, the rules of stay remain the same. The handler/owner will be increasing the duration first, adding in distractions, and finally adding distance from the dog to this exercise.  

NOTE: AS DISTRACTIONS AND DISTANCE ARE ADDED TO THE EXERCISE, IT IS ENTIRELY PROBABLE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO START AT A SHORTER TIME THAN BEFORE.  GENERALLY, YOU CAN QUICKLY BUILD THIS UP AGAIN.  TRY NOT TO RUSH THE DOG TOO MUCH.  IF YOU CANNOT GET A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF REPETITIONS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL, THAT USUALLY MEANS YOU HAVE RUSHED THE DOG TOO FAST.  BACK DOWN ON THE TIME. 

Beginning movement/distraction for the dog:  

STEP 1: From the heel or random position, place the dog into a sit. 

STEP 2: Give the command you have chosen, like “Sit” or “Sit Stay” or “Stay”. 

STEP 3: Begin by circling around them once closely to begin (then you will build this up to a minute by adding on circles as they are successful at each step). 

STEP 4:   If they get up or do not self-correct (meaning the dog's butt goes partially up, but then they realize they should not and go back into position themselves), be sure to give a sit correction and start that repetition again. 

STEP 4A: If the dog attempts to get up, there are a few ways to save the command.  (1) You can step out quickly in front of them, then walks towards them if their butt didn't entirely come off.  This usually makes the dog sit back down.  (2) If you time the sit correction right, you can have them sit back down before their butt gets up (3) use spatial pressure by stepping towards them.  

STEP 4B: If your dog was successful by staying in place OR self-correcting themselves (this is an important learning step for the dog), then give the praise and keep going marker word “Good” boy/girl and a low-key pat (unless your dog needs the higher praise because they are shy or fearful, and not likely to become unglued due to the stimulation). 

STEP 5: Give your dog the release word marker, “Yes”.    



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