What you have done is to try and teach Wolfie too many things too quickly... Remember that we all learned that 1 + 1 = 2 before we started to work with calculus. That is the problem we are having with Wolfie.
Lets break to the chase and let me explain exactly what you need to do to start getting your dog to stay:
- Make sure that you have your dog on a leash and that you are in a quiet place with no audible or visual distractions.
- Put your dog in a sit. If he does not do this the first time and does not stay in a sit position with focus on you, stop the "stay exercise" and simply work on the sit.
- Once your dog is sitting and focused on you, stand in front of him, hold your hand up like a traffic cop, and tell him to "stay".
- He needs to remain in his sitting position while focused on you and, more importantly, your hand.
- After 10 seconds of your dog not moving, slowly step back a few feet (be careful not to tug or pull the leash). Keep your hand up and always stand tall and face your dog. If he starts to move, correct him. If he gets up, start the process again.
- Once you reach the length of the leash, make sure that your dog is focused on you and your hand and that you are focused on him. Wait for 15 seconds.
- Now, while facing him and with your hand up, slowly walk around to your dogs left side. Next, walk around to his right side. Finally, return to standing in front of him. Always make sure that he is focused on you. Again, if at any time he stands up and starts to move, start the exercise from the beginning.
- Return to your dogs side and praise him for a job well done.
It will be quite possible that you will not be able to successfully accomplish all these steps the first time you try. The first time, you might only be able to stand right in front of him. After several days, you might get him to stay when you take a few steps back. It might take a week or so before you can walk to his right and left without his moving.
It doesnt matter how long it takes to teach him these steps as long as you are ending on a winning experience and you have been consistent in your teaching. The big thing to remember is to always face your dog while you are teaching and to hold your hand up to give him something easy to focus on.
We are always telling our clients to understand the world from their dogs perspective. In this matter, we are telling our dog to sit still and watch our hand. It is something that they can easily learn and we have gained the result we require. For more information, please contact The Best Dog Trainers in South Florida.
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