14/07/2025
Teach your dog ‘place’ — and get your peace back.
It’s one of the fastest, easiest behaviours to teach — and it solves so many daily struggles:
✅ Stops jumping on guests
✅ Keeps them calm at dinner
✅ Ends mop-wrestling disasters
✅ Creates space when cleaning or cooking
✅ Teaches impulse control and independence
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How to teach it ⬇️
1️⃣ Use a mat
2️⃣ Drop a treat to build interest
3️⃣ Reward 4 paws on the mat
4️⃣ Add a release cue (“okay”)
5️⃣ Reward a down
6️⃣ Keep sessions short (“finished” ends it)
7️⃣ Add your verbal cue “place”
8️⃣ Build: Duration → Distance → Distraction
9️⃣ Generalise to new rooms & places