Obedience Dog Training Novice Class Lesson 8
2-Minute Sit Stay Exercise
And so all the dogs sat and stayed still for 2 minutes until we returned to their sides. With the final test only two weeks away, this was probably an easy exercise everyone could accomplish. Final test requires the dog to :
1) Be in Stand position. Being examined by the trainer, prodded here and there but no movement.
2) Following and obeying commands without the leash on, sticking close to the owner’s left. If the dog wanders out of the test area, it will be considered an immediate failure.
3) On command, automatically return to the owner’s left side, from the right side.
3) Be in Down position, minimum 4 minutes.
4) Be in Sit position, minimum 2 minutes. Both positions with lots of distractions (eg. tins being kicked around, trolleys being pushed and stuff being dropped near the dog)
It’s time to start yanking those pinch collars hard for the next 2 weeks!
