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Module 4: Stay
Duration before distance before distraction. Never all three at once.
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The 3-D rule
Duration: count to 3, then 5, then 10 seconds. Distance: 1 step, then 2, then 5. Distraction: nothing, then a toy 6 ft away, then a person walking past.
One D at a time
If you add a step, drop the count. If you add distraction, drop both. Failure = drop a level immediately.
Release cue
Pick a word ('free,' 'okay') that ends the stay. Without it, the dog decides when stay is over.
Key takeaways
- ★One D at a time
- ★Failure = drop a level
- ★Stay ends only on release
Lesson checklist
Action items to put this module into practice.
- Pick your release word
- Build duration to 30 sec
- Build distance to 5 steps
- Build one distraction