How To Know When Your Dog Needs To Hear 
The “Take A Break” Command…

By Adam G. Katz

Dear Adam:

Question--Should we continue to always use the "take a break" to release her from the "down-stay" command or can we use the "come" command without "take a break" following the "down-stay" command or can both of these scenarios be used??

[This question is a follow up from a section I wrote about in my book, which you can read more about at:
http://www.thats-a-good-dog.com/dogproblem ]

- Barbara.

Dear Barbara:

One command supersedes the next. So, if the dog is in the sit position, I don’t need to tell him to “Take a Break,’ and THEN tell him to “Lay down,” …. I just give the command, “Down.”

In other words, you only need to use the “Take A Break” command to tell the dog that “work time” is over and he can take a breather.


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