Waiting training is relatively difficult to perfect. This is mainly due to the fact that owners are too eager and often take their dogs to places where they can easily lose their attention and make them “wait” for long periods of time before they have been fully tamed.
Therefore, in the training process, we must prepare enough time to train the dog to be unable to see the owner, but also squatting in the same place waiting for the next command.
The first step is to make the dog sit, and then give it the command “Wait”, while opening the palm of the hand in front of the dog’s eyes and making a gesture to indicate that it is standing still. Thus, even in places where no sound can be heard, the dog will obediently “wait” as long as this gesture is made.
During training, keep the dog on the owner’s left side and face the same direction every time you fixate.
After the owner issued the “wait” command, stand in front of the dog a little farther, staring at it, do not let it move.
If the dog can hold it for a few seconds, reward it.
If the dog is ready to move, the owner immediately commands “wait” again and stops it in time.
After a few more seconds of holding the dog, the owner should say “wait” and walk to the dog, then return to the left side and reward the dog.
The goal for the week is for the dog to hold the owner for 15 seconds, and for the owner to return to his original position to reward the dog.
At this point the leash should not be untied, but held vertically around the dog’s neck (actually held at the end, remember to keep it loose) This is the more important part of the training.
While waiting, the dog should be face to face with the owner and the distance should be very close. In principle, the distance between the two should not be increased until a long wait has been realized.
