How to Train a Dog to Wait
Wait is a brief pause that ends with a release word or a new cue. Here is how to teach it in five reward-based steps and use it at doors, the car, and the food bowl.
foundation skills
How to Train a Dog to Lie Down
Teach down with a slow lure from a sit, or use the under the leg tunnel or capturing if your dog won’t follow the treat. Then build a calm, relaxed down.
How to Train a Dog to Sit
A complete, reward-based guide to teaching sit: luring, fading the treat, hand signals, capturing, and using sit for polite greetings and doorways.