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<\/a>It\u2019s not hard to teach your dog to like going and staying in his place if you work with him and he knows he\u2019ll be rewarded for doing so. If your dog has a favorite spot to rest, give him a treat when he goes there. It\u2019s important that this spot has a boundary. I\u2019m not talking about a fence, locked crate or a forcefield. This spot should be a defined area like a rug, a bed or a platform (like your Sit Means Sit placeboard or the Klimb Platform). \u00a0A placeboard is good in this application because it gets your dog off the floor and he\u2019ll be less likely to step off it to get near you. Many times with a bed or rug, a dog will inch his way toward you and not realize he\u2019s off his place.<\/p>\n
Continue to reward your dog when he goes to his place and add a command such as \u201cPlace.\u201d Keep working on this until your dog associates the spot with the command. It\u2019s important that your dog hears and respects this command from multiple people besides yourself. Grandpa might actually get more satisfaction from your dog obeying a command than sharing his smoked gouda and crackers!<\/p>\n Once your dog goes to his \u201cPlace\u201d easily, train for and then expect the unspoken\u00a0\u201cStay\u201d command to be respected. Begin by telling your dog to “place”\u00a0then\u00a0back off to\u00a0just a couple of feet away, then slowly increase the distance replacing your dog on the placeboard (“back, place!”) each time. Do this until you can leave the room without him getting off his platform or place.<\/p>\n Add a \u201crelease\u201d command of \u201cGo Play\u201d, \u201cFree\u201d, etc. to let your dog know that it is OK for him to go. Make sure to continue to reward your dog when he complies. He wants to please you!<\/p>\n Now when you have snacks or meals, send your dog to his place and tell him to stay there. He won\u2019t be under your feet begging or whining for food and your guests will be less likely to feed him. Once the food is not out and you and your guests are ready to give your dog attention, give him a \u201crelease\u201d command and lots of love.<\/p>\n We’ll be glad to help you train your dog for “Place!” and much more at Sit Means Sit Longmont-Firestone<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We love to eat–and so do our dogs! \u00a0So, whether you have guests, are feasting on holiday meals or you’re sitting down to your usual dinner, it’s good for your dog to have mealtime manners. \u00a0Dinner parties and guests often mean many of your dogs will be licking their chops with all of the easily…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>