Do you ever wish your dog could really stay when you ask? Like when you're eating dinner, and you ask your dog to go on their mat, or maybe you put them in their bed so you can answer the door. There are many times in life when we want our dogs to wait with duration. Training your dog to stay no matter what, starts with them knowing what to do and when it’s over.

00:00 Train your dog to stay and wait with duration.
00:50 99% of “stay” is taught the wrong way.
03:49 Freezing from fear isn’t the same as stay.
05:25 Luring a sitstay takes too long to learn.
06:28 Two cues for an amazing “stay” behavior.
07:00 Use an uncommon word for the release cue.
07:17 Definition of “duration.”
08:17 Levels of duration for dogs.
09:21 Control behaviors for dogs.
09:44 Four games for “stay” training.
10:04 Game 1: Collar Grab
10:28 Game 2: Tug
11:07 Pro Tip: Reward the dog pausing.
12:46 Make ‘correct’ easy for your dog.
13:14 The Premack Principle of permission.
13:42 Game 3: ItsYerChoice
15:11 Game 4: Crate Games
16:14 ProTip: Focus on ‘What to Do’ and ‘When It’s Over.’
17:15 Why my dogs never break a Start Line.
19:04 Dog training is about dog’s choices.
19:44 Dog behavior is information and communication.
20:20 Your dog is only as consistent as you.
21:25 Tips for Hot Zone stays.
22:44 Why I never use the word “stay.”
23:59 A: When the dog is ALLOWED to move (release word).
24:19 B: Build a BEHAVIOR (what to do).
24:29 C: CRITERIA (grow understanding).
24:53 D: DURATION (clarity for what to do and when it’s over).
25:23 WARNING: Don’t make this “stay” mistake.

In the episode you'll hear:
• The different ways of dog training a stay.
• Why lizard brain freeze is different to a dog understanding stay.
• How I start training duration behaviours like sit, down and stand.
• The layers dogs need from introducing a behaviour, so they can be an elite expert.
• How to start stay training easily with a puppy.
• Why I reward the pause to start understanding of stay.
• About knowing what you are rewarding and how permission is a reinforcer.
• How the Collar Grab Game, Tug, ItsYerChoice, and Crate Games help you.
• Why Crate Games, along with Hot Zone, grows your dog’s clarity for release cues.
• How to use ABCD so that your dog understands how to wait.

Resources:
1. Podcast Episode 18: 4 Puppy and Dog Training Games for Acquired Bite Inhibition    • 4 Puppy and Dog Training Games for Ac...  
2. Podcast Episode 24: Help for the Dog who Chases Chipmunks, Bicycles, and the Neighbor’s Cat    • Distraction Intensity Index: Help For...  
3. Podcast Episode 44: Using Coincidences and Positive Associations in Dog Training    • Using Coincidences and Positive Assoc...  
4. Podcast Episode 11: The Power of Permission in Dog Training    • The Power of Permission in Dog Traini...  
5. Learn ItsYerChoice in Susan’s free IYC Summit https://dogsthat.com/y/iycsummit'>https://dogsthat.com/y/iycsummit
6. Get Crate Games Online https://dogsthat.com/y/crategames'>https://dogsthat.com/y/crategames
7. Podcast Episode 117: What’s More Important Than Your Dog Training Sessions?    • What’s More Important Than Your Dog T...  
8. Podcast Episode 19: One of My Biggest Pet Peeves in Dog Training    • One of My Biggest Pet Peeves in Dog T...  
9. Podcast Episode 85: Understanding Your Dog’s Sit: LWT    • Understanding Your Dog's Sit: LWT #85  
10. Podcast Episode 100: Dog Training: The Most Important Lesson I Can Share    • Dog Training: The Most Important Less...  
11. Podcast Episode 6: The Art of Manipulation    • The Art of Manipulation #6  
12. YouTube Video: Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins)    • Susan Garrett’s Perch Work Dog Tricks...  
13. Podcast Episode 52: The Five Most Common Words in Dog Training and Which Ones I Never Use    • The Five Most Common Words in Dog Tra...  
14. Podcast Episode 16: The Thing Before Your Dog’s Thing    • The Thing Before Your Dog's Thing #16  

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Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years.

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