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Step 3 of 6 · Train Your Dog: Sit, Stay, Come in One Week

Stay — 3 seconds, then 10

Stay — 3 seconds, then 10 — step 3 of 6 in Train Your Dog: Sit, Stay, Come in One Week. Sit first. Palm out 'stay.' Step back one foot. Return, treat in place. Release 'OK' for dog to move. Build seconds before distance.

Treat in place rewards staying, not the release.
Treat in place rewards staying, not the release.

Free pets tip: Stay — 3 seconds, then 10 (step 3 of 6 from "Train Your Dog: Sit, Stay, Come in One Week").

Sit first. Palm out 'stay.' Step back one foot. Return, treat in place. Release 'OK' for dog to move.

Build seconds before distance. If dog breaks, reset calmly — no yelling.

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