Master the Stay Command: Step‑by‑Step Guide for Your Dog

Dogs don't come ready trained. Rather, they need to be trained to be well-mannered and obedient. Teaching them to stay will not only keep your dog well-trained, but it will avoid potential tiffs with other dogs and strangers in the future. If your dog already knows the command "sit," you're halfway to getting it to stay [source: DPVHS]. Read the tips listed below and learn about how to teach your dog to stay.

Training your dog to stay requires patience and time. Teach it the command slowly to ensure that it properly learns how to stay. Keep in mind that training puppies is more difficult than older dogs [source: DPVHS].