04/26/2022
Down, Stays with Dipper are much nicer in fields of flowers!
Dippy spent the weekend practicing his down, stays. They've been put on the back burner in place of other training behaviors, like calmness in busy environments. Why is that the case?
It's important to work with the dog in front of you on behaviors you need/want. Focus on what's important and the rest will come with time. For Dipper and my household other behaviors were more important than down stays, so that's what we focused on.
Now that we have time and those other behaviors are more solid we can take a look at Down, Stays again. They definitely were rusty but by the end of his session he had a clear idea of what he needed to do.
Is there a behavior you have put on the back burner? If so, what is it? Do you plan to get back to it soon? Maybe you've hit a wall or challenge and you're not sure where to go. Send us a DM and we can work on that with you!