Teaching your dog to lay down means teaching them to relax their body on the floor and hold it. Teaching your dog to lay down and remain calm is a great tool to have when guests come to your home or when you’re in a new environment.
Teaching your dog to lay down means teaching them to relax their body on the floor and hold it. The down position is also an easy position to teach these stay behavior from. Teaching your dog to lay down and remain calm is a great tool to have when guests come to your home.
A common mistake is mixing the cues "down" and "off". For example, your dog is on the bed and you want them to jump off or they’re jumping on guests when entering your home. Use “off” instead of “down” in those instances. Down is looking for body to the floor behavior.