This will ensure your dog has
a reliable response to the command every time.
Practice, Practice, Practice Good trainers know that
reliable response to commands is built on repetition.
Not exact matches
This allows you
to train your dog more consistently and ensures that he'll have a
reliable response since you'll be testing the
commands in different situations.
Telling your dog
to «go lay down» in a variety of situations only confuses him and can make his
response to the down
command less
reliable.
Dogs learn
reliable response to basic obedience
commands including sit, down, stay, leave it, go
to mat, polite leash etiquette as well as several other skills that build handler attention.