How long should my dog hold a place command?

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The place lessons distinguish holding a position from the signs of settling the trainer is looking for.

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Answer

The trainers discuss settling as more than waiting for a clock to run out. In Sage’s place lesson, the trainer names behaviors he does not want to use as the ending point of that exercise (6rYIz8LeXlw, 14:05). In another lesson, a trainer coaches the handler about making space and waiting after the request (SItqBy7pPNQ, 25:38).

Those explanations give you several separate things to observe: the target surface, the dog’s position, movement or vocalization, the handler’s actions and the release. A self-offered down may be one criterion in a particular lesson. It is not, by itself, proof of a dog’s internal emotional state.

The broader record contains different descriptions of how long place work takes and how it develops. Treat those as case examples or trainer recollections. They do not set one duration that every dog should endure or establish that waiting alone resolves the reason for restlessness.

To understand a filmed example, watch what changes before the trainer decides to release the dog. Is the trainer describing what they see, predicting what will happen, or explaining a general preference? Then compare the visible sequence with that explanation. Your own lesson should establish a suitable task, the help to provide and when to pause or change the exercise for your dog.

Owner takeaway

Ask your trainer to point out the observable criterion being used in your dog’s lesson. Keep posture, movement, vocalization and the handler’s interpretation separate in your notes. Use the duration and stopping instructions agreed for your dog rather than copying a long hold from another case.

Across the cases

Sage

Sage’s lesson states a release criterion (6rYIz8LeXlw, 14:05). Another passage coaches the handler’s spacing and waiting (SItqBy7pPNQ, 25:38), while a third reports dogs beginning to lie out on place after earlier work (V6rQvNS9oy4, 09:47). These distinguish instruction from recollection. They do not establish an uninterrupted hold, a universal schedule or a measured rate of improvement.

Do not release during whining, circling, barking, or, what's the last one? Anxious staring.
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All right, and now wait for the settle. back up a little bit. Don't sit yet because she's going to get up. Come towards me and make this like a little bit of space and see what she does. All right, now you can go sit. And don't tell her anything. Just wait.
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The first time they were placed, I had to make them stay there for a long time. That's when they finally, like, get into the command, and then, like, I noticed that they'll start, just like, they'll go and place them. They just lay out.
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Dutchess

Dutchess’s passages include a description of staring (lYNmVkJ6mrc, 02:25) and a handover explanation that scopes one criterion to the initial adjustment period (9M2Q54KbWTU, 18:48). That timing is guidance in this lesson, not a universal first-week rule. The excerpts do not independently verify the dog’s internal state or each speaker’s identity.

She's giving me anxious stares.
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until she's forced to settle i'm not gonna let her go i mean and obviously like after that first week of like getting everything adjusted you can just place her for like a minute it's not like you gotta look every single time for the rest of her life if she's staring right
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Bullet

Bullet’s trainer says he plans to continue with duration as the dog begins to settle (0FXGTWW9QLs, 11:16). A later explanation describes the effort he attributes to place once it is learned (epglfzzRDaQ, 11:27). Video runtime and sparse speech alone do not measure a continuous hold, and the stated rationale does not establish a duration suitable for every dog.

he's kind of starting to settle a little bit so we're going to let him settle and we're going to do it like a longer duration thing here it's good experience for him
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shot, right? that that requires almost no effort from the dog once they learn to, you know, just settle as soon as they get on the place cotton.
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Stormie

One Stormie passage explains the trainer’s intended progression from place work toward other distractions (60YpxVWYv20, 03:08). Another interprets a response as testing the handler rather than an impulse-control difficulty (q7hPbRFXE8E, 07:28). These are explanations in different sessions. Compare the task and sequence before treating them as mutually exclusive diagnoses or evidence of the intended transfer.

there because then by the time i take the dog out the impulse control is better and we can start like adding more things like i can add distance right we can have more people eventually we walk by dogs stuff like that
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Luna

Luna’s trainer describes the aim of remaining on the cot and calming down, including a comment about earlier requested downs (vMEO26nbLo4, 06:34), and proposes increasing the task after a response (06:25). A later passage interprets whining and paw movement in terms of the task’s difficulty (trspGmYuPAw, 41:34). Those are attributed interpretations and plans, not a universal reading of vocalization or a measured threshold.

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duration place evidence

Protocol rule 13 recognizes quiet duration work as potentially important training evidence. The earlier dismissal of these recordings because speech is sparse should not stand. Available sampled frames in 03OxrjQibFQ, KvEiIHF-DEg and 7f9nnd9WpCA show bounded moments involving a cot; they do not measure a continuous hold or establish releases between samples. Recording overlap, exact identity and duration remain review questions. See the quiet-sessions guide for the limited visual observations; do not infer same-evening alternate angles solely from this grouping.

Lola

Lola’s lesson distinguishes a requested down from waiting for a self-offered response (9mjOGG8Qyp8, 08:27). Other passages discuss the trainer’s interpretation of anxiety (biFPNDgXsQY, 40:00) and waiting longer in that moment (iFn5q9MSxEU, 07:29). Preserve those contexts; posture alone does not establish comfort, and the excerpts do not set a waiting rule for every held command.

They should be able to do both, putting it down, or you can just let them, just wait and let them settle. Cause that way they're free to like stand up and walk around and cut it. And then you don't have to enforce it down.
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And so that's the big thing with Lola is like are you reinforcing like a temporary sit with heightened anxiety? Are you actually being like it's cool you got to chill out?
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Rocko

These place-work passages concern Rocko. The handler describes waiting for settling before release, varying his own attention and movement, and choosing duration for the household’s needs. He also gives a living-room example: walking past the cot should not itself release the dog. His explanation of panting is his interpretation in this recording, not a general rule for identifying its cause in another dog.

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let's say you have the place caught in your living room right and you say place and he goes to place for like two minutes and then you You walk by him and he starts calling you. You don't want that. You're supposed to go when you say okay, which is the release command.
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i'm trying to make it like as difficult as possible for him not to get out
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Zeus

Zeus’s trainer contrasts indoor practice with the current setting and says he wants to see a self-offered down (o0b_WoOMJ0A, 03:38). In another recording, the speaker identifies a continuation of a session and reports about 25 minutes on place (BqaJnEffmRc, 00:01–00:07). These statements provide context, not an independently timed uninterrupted hold or an archive-wide duration record.

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This is like part two of the same session I caused earlier
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He's been on the playstop for like 25 minutes after that
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duration place evidence

X2bZNTG0H6Y and BqaJnEffmRc are grouped as parts of duration-place work, with the second speaker reporting continuation and elapsed time. Sparse speech does not make the recording irrelevant. Equally, a gap in transcript cues is not proof of silence or an uninterrupted hold on screen. Continuous audiovisual review is needed to record departures, assistance and releases and to measure the actual interval. No longest-in-corpus claim is established here.

Louie

Louie’s trainer states the response he wants to observe (wuhVeWrgwJ8, 01:57), proposes its usefulness for calm behavior elsewhere (02:29), and explains why he records the quiet work (03:01). This establishes a stated purpose and rationale. Demonstrating transfer requires further observations in the relevant settings.

So, I want to see him actually lay downh I want to see him actually lay down on the place He's very responsive to direction um when it comes to like staying on things or staying in a sit.
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But I also just want to have him be able to settle and chill on the place cot cuz that can transfer over to all kinds of things and it's very useful for developing calm behavior in the house.
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Dolce

Dolce’s trainer describes wanting to time a self-offered rest in a public setting, connecting it with ordinary outings (PuJEmBXARms, 15:48). The excerpt describes the observation he wants to make. It does not report a completed measured result or establish that no later recording shows one.

and then just like i was wanting to see how long it would take her to just like completely settle so is that the thing like when we were at the store yesterday yesterday just standing in one spot and trying to see like when would she just lay down and like stop trying to get attention because that's important for like going out in public
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King

King’s handler comments on increasing difficulty and testing patience (T5L0Hx5bsFY, 11:43 and 12:17). These statements indicate the handler’s intention. A description of the actual hold still needs the continuous sequence, including cues, assistance, departures and release; the comments alone do not establish it.

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Roxy

Roxy’s trainer describes practicing settling while she can move around the room, without relying on placing her on a surface (a03T8pCM6IU, 05:54). This identifies a distinct task from a defined place hold. It does not establish the scope of her entire case or prove that competence on one task transfers to the other.

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Source excerpts

Do not release during whining.
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Do not release during whining, circling, barking, or, what's the last one? Anxious staring.
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I never do, and when I see people release them during whining, I'm like, you know what you just taught them? You taught them, hey, I'm gonna put you on a place, but don't worry, if you start whining and making more noise, I'll let you go.
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Actually, I think that when they lay down, I really feel you should treat that like you're training it down. And like, what I mean by that is, you know how like when you teach it down, the second they go into position, you release them?
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Dogs settle around 15 to 30 minutes with consistency.
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right now she's doing the anxious staring as soon as that's gone and she settles down and chills as soon as she like calms down and lays down then get her off
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so I have to wait for her to settle.
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they're not ready to be released.
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because this is what you wanna look for. Look at the eyes. If you see her staring at you, there's like an anxious stare, which is she's like, are you really gonna make me do this?
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until she's forced to settle i'm not gonna let her go i mean and obviously like after that first week of like getting everything adjusted you can just place her for like a minute it's not like you gotta look every single time for the rest of her life if she's staring right
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he's kind of starting to settle a little bit so we're going to let him settle and we're going to do it like a longer duration thing here it's good experience for him
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more than sit, it requires more than down, right? Because those are both resting positions. The heel, they have to be paying attention the entire time. That's why you don't leave them in it for a long time. But it's the same thing in principle. It's a duration exercise.
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um place for a dog like her who impulse control is she's not very gifted with impulse control so making her sit there for five or ten minutes on place is like a whole workout for her because she's having to really try to push to not break the rules
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I think the record holder is like 9 or 10 weeks it took for a dog to like settle and like lay down on the pod.
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Um because like what what we all look for in any command we do is that anxious stare where you're like specifically looking for the stair needs to go away. You can be a little nervous, but you got to actually learn how to settle. And until that happens, it's not really a smooth rep of the command.
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They're not going to get up until I like see them look away and then they like kind of go into like a down like chill out. So once you see them chill, oh now we're teaching.
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We've down and settled as two separate things. The settle was I put them on there and wait for them to lay down on their own. I call that a settle.
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Like, it's not what they want, it's what the owner wants, you know what I'm saying? You gotta keep learning. It's like a kid on timeout, think of that.
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So, I want to see how long it takes for him to just kind of settle on the place cut.
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I don't want the dog like moving around a whole bunch the whole time I want eventually I don't want to have to always be like oh you know do it down or something I just want want to be able to talk and then the dog be like oh like sniff check some stuff out and then be like well we're not moving anywhere so i just i guess i'll just lay down and wait
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He's been on the playstop for like 25 minutes after that
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How the trainers explain it

Sage’s trainer explains release timing in terms of what he expects the dog to repeat (6rYIz8LeXlw, 13:52). This is the stated learning rationale, not a measurement of what every release reinforces. Stormie’s trainer describes the effort he thinks holding place requires (60YpxVWYv20, 02:46), while Luna’s trainer states a goal of remaining on the cot and calming down (vMEO26nbLo4, 06:34). Separate those explanations and goals from observed position, movement and duration. A self-offered down can be a criterion in a lesson, but it does not by itself establish an emotional change. Comparing cues, assistance, releases and later behavior across settings would provide stronger evidence than posture alone.

Differences to review

What to do at the moment the dog settles: release, or extend.

First perspective

Sage’s and Rocko’s trainers describe releasing at the response they are seeking.

Actually, I think that when they lay down, I really feel you should treat that like you're training it down. And like, what I mean by that is, you know how like when you teach it down, the second they go into position, you release them?
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Second perspective

Bullet’s trainer describes continuing duration as he begins to settle.

he's kind of starting to settle a little bit so we're going to let him settle and we're going to do it like a longer duration thing here it's good experience for him
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How to read this comparison

Different tasks or stages may explain these choices. The excerpts alone do not establish a contradiction or one standard for all dogs. Compare stated criteria and the visible sequence.

How long a first settle takes.

First perspective

A Sage excerpt supplies an estimated interval.

Dogs settle around 15 to 30 minutes with consistency.
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Second perspective

A Luna passage recalls a longer case.

I think the record holder is like 9 or 10 weeks it took for a dog to like settle and like lay down on the pod.
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How to read this comparison

These are not a measured typical time and outer bound. They may concern different criteria and stages; neither establishes how long another dog should remain.

Whether a dog who is not settling is short of impulse control at all.

First perspective

A Stormie lesson describes holding place as impulse-control work.

um place for a dog like her who impulse control is she's not very gifted with impulse control so making her sit there for five or ten minutes on place is like a whole workout for her because she's having to really try to push to not break the rules
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Second perspective

Another Stormie passage interprets the behavior as testing the handler.

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How to read this comparison

Compare the settings, task and events. Different session explanations do not establish that one speaker contradicts another or identify who is correct.

Questions and answers

How many minutes should my dog stay on place?

Start with the purpose of the hold and the dog’s present ability, rather than a universal number. Rocco’s trainer mentions ten or thirty minutes as examples of what an owner might eventually want (-GX5uplfLBs, 08:58). Elsewhere on this page, the lessons distinguish holding a location from settling there. Keep those separate in your observations: duration describes how long the dog remains, while settling describes the response the trainer is looking for. Your lesson should define the current target and how to build toward it.

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He whines the whole time. Should I let him off?

Sage’s trainer explains why he avoids making release follow whining in that lesson: he expects the timing of release to affect what the dog repeats (6rYIz8LeXlw, 13:52). That is the learning point to inspect in the sequence. Whining alone does not establish its cause, and the excerpt does not justify waiting indefinitely with another dog. Ask what settling criterion, duration and stopping point apply to your dog, rather than treating any vocalization as a reason either to release immediately or to extend the hold.

I never do, and when I see people release them during whining, I'm like, you know what you just taught them? You taught them, hey, I'm gonna put you on a place, but don't worry, if you start whining and making more noise, I'll let you go.
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Like, it's not what they want, it's what the owner wants, you know what I'm saying? You gotta keep learning. It's like a kid on timeout, think of that.
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Is it cruel to make him lie there doing nothing for that long?

Duration alone does not establish whether a particular exercise is appropriate. Stormie’s trainer welcomes the owner’s concern (60YpxVWYv20, 01:25) and describes the effort he thinks the hold requires (02:46). Finn’s lesson describes place as a potentially comfortable location (ONotm6SpJug, 05:55). Those explanations do not prove comfort in every hold or establish that remaining on a bed produces later coping elsewhere. Your lesson should specify the purpose, current duration, assistance and reasons to pause or adjust; ask about any response you do not understand.

again so no I appreciate any question like that I mean I'd rather you just ask a question up front then you'd be like uneasy you know because I don't want that like I want you to know like your dog's safe I'm not like I don't get a high off of like making dogs sad you know like I'm not
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um place for a dog like her who impulse control is she's not very gifted with impulse control so making her sit there for five or ten minutes on place is like a whole workout for her because she's having to really try to push to not break the rules
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Place can be a secure area for them to feel more relaxed and comfortable.
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He gets off the bed. Should I correct him?

The Luna passage describes returning to the cot and starting over in that lesson (vMEO26nbLo4, 06:56). Rocco’s passage discusses the hold the trainer intends (-GX5uplfLBs, 08:58). These excerpts do not establish one response to every departure or a complete correction procedure. Record when the dog leaves, what preceded it and what the handler does next, then ask which response and stopping point apply in your lesson.

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How long before this gets easier?

The selected passages contain estimates and recollections, not a measured timeline for your dog. One Sage excerpt gives a short settling estimate (6rYIz8LeXlw, 13:43); a Luna passage recalls a much longer case (zyy40MJB95k, 02:12); another speaker reports dogs beginning to lie out on place after earlier work (V6rQvNS9oy4, 09:47). These accounts do not define a typical time, an upper limit or a guaranteed progression. Compare the actual criteria and conditions across sessions with your trainer.

Dogs settle around 15 to 30 minutes with consistency.
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I think the record holder is like 9 or 10 weeks it took for a dog to like settle and like lay down on the pod.
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The first time they were placed, I had to make them stay there for a long time. That's when they finally, like, get into the command, and then, like, I noticed that they'll start, just like, they'll go and place them. They just lay out.
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Should I tell him 'down' once he is up there, to speed it up?

The lessons distinguish a requested position from a self-offered response. Lola’s trainer describes both asking for a down and waiting for settling (9mjOGG8Qyp8, 08:27); Zeus’s trainer says he would like the dog to settle without being put into sit or down (o0b_WoOMJ0A, 04:08). Which task you are practicing should be explicit in your lesson. A down alone does not prove an emotional state, and these excerpts do not establish that one option is always preferable.

They should be able to do both, putting it down, or you can just let them, just wait and let them settle. Cause that way they're free to like stand up and walk around and cut it. And then you don't have to enforce it down.
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Teaching outline

objective

Describe the task, assistance, observable response and release in a filmed place lesson, and distinguish a requested down from a self-offered response.

prerequisites

What is place, and what should it mean to my dog?

How does my dog know when he can stop?

How do I know what I'm actually asking for?

demonstration

Source at 13:50 ↗

13:50

what

Sage’s trainer explains the release criterion in this passage. Compare what is said with the surrounding sequence.

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25:38

what

The trainer coaches spacing and waiting in this lesson. Identify the instruction without assuming it applies to every dog.

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04:40

what

The handler discusses ordinary activity while the dog holds. Record the setting, duration and interaction visible in the sequence.

drill

Use one linked recording as an observation exercise. Record the target surface, starting cue, handler position, assistance, dog’s movement or vocalization, any requested position, and the release. Note the interval you actually watched rather than inferring an uninterrupted hold from the video length. Identify which criterion the trainer states and whether the visible sequence supports your description. Compare a requested down with the self-offered response discussed in 9mjOGG8Qyp8 08:27 and o0b_WoOMJ0A 04:08. For practice with your own dog, ask your trainer to specify the task, help, duration, release and stopping point; the footage alone is not a universal waiting procedure.

common mistakes

Counting time on the surface as proof of an internal emotional state.

Inferring an uninterrupted hold from a few frames or the recording’s length.

Omitting cues, assistance, departures or releases from the observation.

Assuming the cause of panting, vocalization or stillness from the behavior alone.

Confusing a requested down with a self-offered response when recording the task.

Treating a trainer’s estimated timeline or intended transfer effect as a measured result.

check question

A dog stands quietly on a cot after eleven minutes. What does that observation establish? It describes position and behavior at that moment; it does not by itself establish comfort, an uninterrupted hold or whether the lesson’s release criterion has been met. What instruction and surrounding sequence would you need to review before describing the next step?

Common mistakes

mistake

Treating the trainer’s explanation of release timing as proof of what every vocalization or release means.

I never do, and when I see people release them during whining, I'm like, you know what you just taught them? You taught them, hey, I'm gonna put you on a place, but don't worry, if you start whining and making more noise, I'll let you go.
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mistake

Assuming the cause of panting from appearance or a trainer’s interpretation of a different dog.

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mistake

Equating a held position with a verified emotional state.

And the other thing is like you can teach a lot of just learning how to chill, which people don't know what they're looking for sometimes, is you'll put a dog in like a sit or something when people walk around, but they'll do this thing where they stare at you like this the whole sit. You don't actually teach them to calm down.
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mistake

Leaving the release cue and any departures out of the description of the task.

let's say you have the place caught in your living room right and you say place and he goes to place for like two minutes and then you You walk by him and he starts calling you. You don't want that. You're supposed to go when you say okay, which is the release command.
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mistake

Inferring that handler attention caused the hold from a passage that only describes ordinary activity.

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mistake

Assuming performance on a cot establishes settling in other conditions.

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What to notice

signal

You can hear your dog whining or crying while he is meant to be settling, and you cannot tell whether that is distress or complaint.

because i do hear a lot of dogs whining or crying in the back oh yeah so okay the dogs are there so
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signal

He will lie on his bed while you are watching him and gets up the moment you leave the room.

let's say you have the place caught in your living room right and you say place and he goes to place for like two minutes and then you You walk by him and he starts calling you. You don't want that. You're supposed to go when you say okay, which is the release command.
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signal

He holds the position but stares at you the whole time, and never actually relaxes into it.

And the other thing is like you can teach a lot of just learning how to chill, which people don't know what they're looking for sometimes, is you'll put a dog in like a sit or something when people walk around, but they'll do this thing where they stare at you like this the whole sit. You don't actually teach them to calm down.
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signal

He pants heavily on his bed indoors, in no heat, and you keep offering him water.

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signal

He starts pawing at you when he has been asked to hold something for a while.

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signal

You cannot stand still and talk to someone in public without the dog working on you for attention.

I don't want the dog like moving around a whole bunch the whole time I want eventually I don't want to have to always be like oh you know do it down or something I just want want to be able to talk and then the dog be like oh like sniff check some stuff out and then be like well we're not moving anywhere so i just i guess i'll just lay down and wait
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Trainer notes

Record the criterion stated for the particular lesson, rather than combining passages into one universal hold procedure. Sage’s lesson discusses release timing (6rYIz8LeXlw, 13:52–14:05); another passage coaches spacing and waiting (SItqBy7pPNQ, 25:38). Luna’s passage describes returning to the cot (vMEO26nbLo4, 06:56). These should retain their context, assistance and stopping conditions. Zeus’s trainer describes wanting a self-offered response (o0b_WoOMJ0A, 04:08); Finn’s lesson describes place as potentially comfortable (ONotm6SpJug, 05:55). Neither proves comfort from posture or transfer across environments. When comparing release at a criterion with continued duration, record the actual task and sequence before treating the examples as conflicting rules. Do not infer the cause of panting, vocalization or stillness from this collection. Duration targets, handling and pause criteria belong in an individualized lesson, not in a schedule assembled from different dogs.

Equipment context

tool

Place cot (raised, portable)

how used

The default surface for the whole exercise. Raised so the boundary is unambiguous; light so the same place travels. Households are told to expect the command to need reinforcing on their own cot, in their own room, because the dog reads the setup and not only the word.

so like when i tell people like place one of those things that you do have to like reinforce a couple times i have occasionally been lucky where the dog just did it automatically and i didn't have to carry it over but it's not too common because people have like different cots it's in a different spot it's just you know what i mean it's very like it seems random to dogs
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tool

Leash, let out and locked

how used

Slack during the wait, so it is not holding the dog there; pressure applied only if he tries to leave.

All right, and now wait for the settle. back up a little bit. Don't sit yet because she's going to get up. Come towards me and make this like a little bit of space and see what she does. All right, now you can go sit. And don't tell her anything. Just wait. If she goes to get up, just use pressure. But for now, we release pressure on the leash. So let it out. Lock it and just wait.
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tool

E-collar

how used

At the go-home stage, the backstop for a paw reaching the floor and for holding the position at a distance the voice will not cover. Not used to produce the settle itself.

yeah see she know it good job good girl and then you down she can do whatever she wants the only rule is it's just all all four paws have to be not touching the floor
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but I'm gonna have the e-collar on her so that I can reinforce the plots more far if I need to
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tool

A phone

how used

Named on camera as equipment. The handler disengages deliberately so the dog is holding the position rather than holding the handler's attention.

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Settings

Dolce

Source at 15:48 ↗

place

a store, the day before the lesson