Your welcome. I’m glad our puppy training tips have been helpful to you.

Yes! However, timing is everything. If you’re timing is off you may inadvertently be rewarding your dog for the wrong behaviors. Thanks for stopping by.

No problem! I bet Chomp is doing awesome now!

I know these rules and I still make the same mistakes. “Stetson, Stay” and “No, Stetson”. Those are the two no-no’s in our puppy raiser manual.

Oh I see! Also, good point about the name. I am aware that it’s best only to use their name if you want them to come or follow you, but I’m pretty sure I make the mistake of using “Ace, stay” quite often.

Great tips, Lindsay! Another good one is not to use your puppy’s name when using “stay”. For instance, “Fido, Stay” Your pup’s name should be synonymous with “come”. If you end up using your pup’s name with “stay” he will get confused and it will take him longer to learn.

When you tell a dog “down” does this imply “stay”? Yes, but only when they get older. When we work on “down” and “sit” our pup’s eventually understand that the stay is implied. One of the exercises we do is walk in a straight line, say “sit”, drop the leash, and keep walking. We don’t say “stay”, but like you mentioned our older pup’s at this point understand that it is implied.

Another mistake many people make is to keep repeating the command. “Stay … stay … stay.” I’m probably guilty of that too at times.

Question for you: When you tell a dog “down” does this imply “stay”? Or do you only add “stay” when you will be walking away? This is an area where I could be more consistent for my dog.