Progressively increase from one second to several seconds, but vary the time so that sometimes you make the exercise easy a shorter stay and sometimes you make it hard a longer stay. Then make the exercise a little easier the next few times by asking your dog to hold the stay for a shorter time.
Avoid pushing your dog to progress too fast or testing him to see how long he can hold the stay before getting up. This sets your dog up to fail.
You want him to be successful at least 8 out of 10 times in a row. When your dog can consistently stay on his spot for at least 30 seconds, with you standing in front of him, you can start moving toward the door.
At first, just turn your head away from your dog. Then turn back to give him a treat and release him from the stay. After a few repetitions, make things a little harder. After your dog is sitting or lying down on his spot, ask him to stay and then take one step toward the door. Return immediately, give your dog a treat and then release him from the stay with your release word or phrase.
Gradually increase the number of steps that you take away from your dog and toward the door. Then immediately tell him to sit or lie down on his spot again and stay. Wait a few seconds and then release him. You may have progressed too fast. Next time, make the exercise a little easier so your dog can succeed. When your dog can consistently stay in a sit or a down on his spot for 30 seconds, while you turn away and walk to your front door, you can start to introduce some distractions.
Tell your dog to stay, and then do something distracting. At first make your distractions mild. For example, start by bending down or doing a single jumping jack. Over many sessions of training, gradually intensify your distractions to things like running a few steps or tossing a treat on the floor. Reward your dog quickly after each distraction for holding the stay.
When your dog can stay while you do all sorts of distracting things, ask him to stay while you go to the front door of your home and pretend to greet someone there. Arrange to have someone come to the door. You will work with your dog to help him stay on his own. Be prepared! This will probably take a long time the first few visits.
When you open the door, one of two things can happen. Sometimes you leave your dog there on his spot while you talk to the person at the door, as if your visitor is a courier or delivery person. Your dog never gets to say hello.
For instance, dogs typically yawn when they are nervous, not tired, but when it comes to the sigh, we seem to be on the same wavelength. Think about the last time you settled onto a particularly comfortable couch. Did you sigh in contentment? We can learn the meaning of dog sounds by observing our canine companions to see what seems to trigger these sounds. If your dog has behavioral problems associated with sounds, it may be a good idea to consult your veterinarian or a trained animal behaviorist to figure out the underlying issue and how to correct it.
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Speak to your dog in a calm manner. Speaking in a loud tone or shouting will make your dog feel that you are joining the barking party. Do some research or ask dog trainers for advice. For dogs who are overly sensitive to noise or objects, try to limit their sight of the surroundings. If you cannot help but leave your dog alone for a couple of hours, make sure it has toys or that it can do enough activities alone to keep itself occupied.
Do not tolerate your dog getting what it wants just to stop the annoying barking sound. Knowing how to bark like your pet dog can be advantageous, but there are other ways you can train your dog to help lessen the excessive barking.
Just keep in mind that it takes time for them to unlearn it and you need a lot of patience in training them. Check out more of our tips on how to train your dogs using a dog training collar, or how to get them to stop barking. The A. By Sam Rutherford.
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