Teaching your dog to settle on a mat while you're in the kitchen is a great way to continue to practice this behavior. Settle on a mat is where your dog lays down on a mat when cued and relaxes, chills and eventually falls asleep. Once trained you can use settle on a mat to take your dog with you anywhere and everywhere.

This video is part of a Full Series of videos for Teaching how your dog how to Settle on The Magic Mat.

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Step Once you've taught your dog to lay down on the mat and stay, it's time to add some distractions. This video shows how you can add some toy distractions to uplevel your dog's Settle on the Magic Mat.

00:00 Introduction
00:20 Presenting a toy
00:41 Tossing a toy
00:54 Rolling a tennis ball
01:17 Keep the training sessions short

Work your way through the toy distractions before moving onto food or other challenges like opening the front door or cooking in the kitchen.

To read the entire training plan for Settle on a Magic Mat, read the blog at https://caninelearningacademy.com/dog...

Step Once you've taught your dog to lay down on the mat and stay, it's time to add some distractions. This video shows how you can add some toy distractions to uplevel your dog's Settle on the Magic Mat.


Work your way through the toy distractions before moving on to food or other challenges like opening the front door or cooking in the kitchen.

To read the entire training plan for Settle on a Magic Mat, read the blog at https://caninelearningacademy.com/dog...

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