The ‘stay’ command is a simple yet vital command that can empower your dog with the ability to remain in a specific position until given permission to move. Asking your dog to stay will also help when ...

To teach a dog to stay, you must first decide what your criteria for success will be. If you don’t know what a successful stay will look like, how is your dog supposed to know what you want? Should ...

Training is how a dog and a human learn to communicate with each other and build a relationship, says Amanda Gagnon.Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian My family has never been closer to the ...

Dogs are such instinctual creatures that sometimes they ought to know everything — or at least everything we want them to know. Sadly, that is not the case. We have to train our dogs to understand ...

Q: My dog knows how to “stay” until I turn and walk away from him. I can back away, keeping my eye on him, and he won’t budge, but if I turn and walk away, he follows! He knows what it means, why does ...

Mastering dog tricks and dog commands is a rewarding way to bond with your pet. But if you already know how to train a dog, including how to teach a dog to roll over, how about something a bit more ...

Q: I’m teaching my dog Ben, to stay. He’s doing great, except that when I turn my back and walk away: He follows me! If I back away from him, he stays put. How can I get him to stay where he is when I ...