How to Train your Dog

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Teach your dog to Stand

Dogs, with the exception of sheep and similar working dogs, do not normally stand still for any length of time. It is not a natural position for them, like. sitting or lying down.

If you are interested in obedience trials, one of the necessary exercises is to 'stand, stay' your dog. You then have to leave your dog, retire several paces away from him whilst the judge walks around him or examines him.

To get your dog to stand when you halt, make sure that he is completely certain on his 'sits', and then as you stop, say 'sta-a-and', drawing the word out so that there can be no possible mixup with your command 'sit'.

At the same time as you give your order, place your left hand on the lower part of his haunch to prevent the dog from sitting. (See opposite). Hold the position for a few moments, praise him, then remove your hand, command him to sit, and there you 'are.

If the dog is lying down, first get him in the sitting position.

Give the command 'sit'. Wait just a moment to see if the dog understands, but if he makes no move, give a slight upward jerk on the training collar, and at the same time insert - don't kick the toe of your foot between his lower rib case and the ground. You are only showing the dog your requirements so you do not need to use force.

To get the dog from the 'sit' to the 'stand' position, and then 'stand, stay' him, take a step forward as you do in heeling, the dog will automatically get up, and you then face him with the command 'sta-a-and', followed by the palm of your hand in front of his face for the 'stay'.

In obedience trials the commands 'stand' and 'stay' are given separately. The judge instructs the competitor 'forward' or 'stand your dog', according to the exercise, and he then tells him, 'leave your dog'.

The competitor may give the order 'stay' to his dog, and the hand signal as well, providing the two are given at the same time. He then walks away and leaves his dog.

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