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To extend the distance beyond the length of the lead, retreat to its full
extent, lay it on the ground and continue to retreat slowly with your palm
raised and facing the dog as before while you repeat the 'stay' command.
At the end of the stay, call your dog to you using the command 'come'
(see later) and reward and praise him immediately as before.
'DOWN'
Teach 'down' while your dog is in the sit position at
your left side. hold a toy or food reward in your hand
about one inch in front of his nose. With his nose
following the reward bring your hand slowly
straight down to the floor and, while saying
'down' , move the object slowly away from
the dog at floor level to induce him to lie down.
Do not push down on your dog's back or whithers as he
will push back up and resist going 'down' . Sometimes you can encourage
him to obey the 'down' command by drawing the reward under a low
table so that he must go down underneath it in order to get to the
reward. Remember to repeat the command 'down' as soon as he adopts
the correct position. After your dog has learned 'down' , follow the
instructions in the previous section for the 'stay' command to teach
him to stay down when asked.
'COME'
To maintain the leadership/control during
training, attach your dog's lead to the
Gentle Leader® so that you can control the
distance between you and your dog as you
teach and so that your dog can never run
away from you when you give the
command 'come' . Begin with your dog
sitting in front of you. Next take a favourite toy, or titbit and place it on the
palm of your hand. Kneel on one knee to lower your profile, making yourself
more attractive to approach. extend your forearm and your hand to show the
reward, giving the command 'come' with an enthusiastic gentle voice. Your
dog should be eager to respond to your request with only one thought: 'how
fast can I gain the reward and your praise?' As the dog steps towards you say
'good dog' and show your hand, palm up for the dog to take the reward
without nipping your fingers to get at it!
Your dog will only have to take a step forward to gain his reward initially, but
as soon as he learns to come when called, extend the distance between you to
a pace or two and then steadily further away, repeating the whole process at
each increase. Do not proceed too far too fast, or the dog may fail to obey
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