Properly Release the STAY to Improve Reliability

Release the STAY properly and watch reliability in the command improve in no time. When training your dog to perform 'stay' or 'place,' much of your focus should be on developing an unmistakable release signal before you work on distance, duration, and distractions. After all, if your dog clearly understands when it is allowed to move from the stay or place location, space, time, and distractions will build themselves. Think of it like writing the end of a great book first.