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Originally Posted by kam2490  Thanks everyone! I am no longer going to play rough with him and I will remove myself when he gets crazy until he is calm. I have been working on sit with him and he just about has it. How did any of you teach your dogs to stay? |
Great advice from everyone here. Be sure to check out the article. Here's another I like:
Teaching Bite Inhibition | Dog Star Daily
It helps for you to say OUCH and even lick your "wound" when there's any rough bite.
I was taught to teach stay by first putting them in a sit, then holding a flat hand in front of them while saying stay. The idea is to build up the amount of time they have to hold the position before they get a reward. Don't worry about distance. Stay close. Start out with 5 seconds. If they make it, they get a treat and can get up. Then work on 10 seconds, 20, and so on. Once you get up to a minute, you can start adding distance. If they break, cut down on the distance but make them wait the full time.
An obedience class would teach this MUCH better.
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