Teaching the dog the basic commands is something fundamental so that later the coexistence and the routine are much easier, and also to mark behavior guidelines that will help us when we want to teach him more things. This time we are going to see how teach the dog to stay still, something that is especially difficult with nervous dogs.
This order is basic, not only to leave the house, but also for the dog to wait for us if we go to a store, or if it has to wait to cross. If there is something that you have to have to be able to teach the dog to stay still, it is large doses of patience and also enough firmness.
This order must be practiced from before leaving home. One of the things that dogs usually do is to go out ahead, since they really want to go for a walk, but with this we are giving them the signal that they are the ones who are taking us and not the other way around. So we must go to the door, stop the dog first and make him sit up and relax.
It may take time, but it takes patience for him to understand the state we want him to be in. Then we will open the door little by little, and we block her way if they pounce on her. We give them the order 'Stop' or 'Stop' again, whichever word is most comfortable for us, but always the same. You have to practice until they wait with the door open for us to say 'Let's go'. This signal is usually known in a short time.
This we can practice it in other situations, as before entering a store, or a park, since it is a safer environment than the street. When he does things well, we must congratulate him, either with a piece of candy or a caress.