Dog Obedience Training: Training Your Pit Bull Terrier to "Stay"
Dog training is most effective and useful when it is mixed in with the daily routines of dogs and their owners. Teaching your Pit Bull terrier to Sit and Stay when youre entering or exiting a house or car is a great example of useful training.
Basic dog training commands such as this are vital for the safety and well-being of your Pit Bull. Being able to control your dogs behavior in certain situations with these commands protects him, yourself, and others.
Aside from simply training your Pit to stay before entering or exiting your house, it is also important to teach your dog to stay when opening the car door to let him out after traveling.
Just give your Pit the Stay command immediately before opening your car door. If he immediately jumps out when you open the car door, put him back in and repeat until he gets the exercise right. Be sure not to yell at him or scold him, calmly put him back inside the car and do things again. Once he stays put and listens to you, give him the Okay! command and allow him to get out of the car. Praise him excitedly at this point.
It is important for you to be consistent with you training efforts. Dont give in to his bad behavior and make sure that you always assume the Alpha role.
When you have successfully taught your Pit the stay command, you should be able to tell your him to stay and then walk away without him following you.
To practice this, do it when your Pit Bull has just finished up exercising and is tired. Put the leash on him and place him in a Sit and Stay position a few feet from a closed doorway. Now, just open the door slowly and if your dog gets up, shut the door, put him back down into the sit position, and start over. Make sure to reward him with verbal praise as well as treats when he completes an exercise successfully. Best of luck with you training efforts!
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Written By: Tim Amherst
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