In my dog training classes in Austin, we teach dogs a sit stay. Whenever I begin to teach my students the sit stay, they always exclaim that their dog can do a great sit stay in front of the food bowl! Then, they hang their head and say that the dog can ONLY do the stay in front of the food bowl.
There's no reason for that! The food bowl is simply an asset that your dog wants to earn. Choose from any number of other assets that your dog wants and train your dog to stay for those! A ball your dog wants you to throw, a door your dog wants to walk through, a bone your dog wants to chew, a tug toy your dog wants from you, can all be assets that you teach your dog to stay for!
Cara, Austin dog trainer
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