[lillyzmomma]

Advice from a professional dog trainer:

Do Not Leave The Room after putting any dog in a stay!!!!  

When you teach a stay and immediately jump into advance behaviors (always start at the lowest level and build up, your starting at the highest level [even tho the time span is short]) you are setting your dog up for FAILURE!!!!  If you continue to do this, your dog is going to become frustrated and not want to train, and then your gonna be in a whole new world of hurt!!!  Go slow and build up to the big stuff.  That will build your dogs confidence in you and themselves and set you up for current and future success!!

When training a stay you must go SLOW!!!  Put them in the position of choice, give the stay command count to 5 and then praise/reward.  Dont walk away!  As they get better at it (over several days/weeks) progressively lengthen the time and amount of space between your dog.

If done right you can teach your dog a decent stay within 2 weeks and a solid stay within1-1.5 mths.

Stay takes a LOT of time and patience!!!  

Good luck...Hope this helps...Feel free to ask more questions...

***This post is not meant to offend.  It is for educational purposes only.***

 

[lillyzmomma]

Also...Training should NEVER have harsh physical corrections (to include these bites you're refering to).  Make it pleasant.  You want him to learn to LOVE training cuz its fun!!!!  

If he isnt focused or he doesnt want to do it or he just isnt getting the idea then its YOUR FAULT!!  YOU need to alter your training method because something you're doing isnt working for him.  Try another method.  Always make training postive and fun, he may just be getting bored.

If he just isnt into it, then stop the session and do something else like play a game or something and then bring him back into it.  Try using play training.  

Always start the session with something positive, like a game, and end with something positive, like a game.

***This post isnt meant to offend.  It is for educational purposes only.***