| I totally agree, Lora Lee, in that standing above your puppy teaches them to pay attention to you and be less distracted. That is very good practice.
However, I respectfully disagree with you and Judy W in that, when I give a command to my puppy and he breaks free from that command (for example, in sit position, he stands up without me saying to "heel") then the dog should be corrected and then praised once he is doing the correct thing.
As for the "stay" command, I know many people who use it and that is perfectly great for them. However, I also maintain that my "sit" command should be meaningful enough to the puppy that they wont need to learn another command just to stay in the position they are in.
Respectfully,
Steve R. |