Teaching your dog the place or mat behavior is an important skill that can be useful in many ways. Learn all about teaching your dog the place behavior here!

Teaching your dog the place cue can be helpful in many situations... like when the doorbell rings, when you are eating/preparing a meal, or just when you need your dog to calm down a bit and leave you alone. We've all been there.

Certified Trainer Erika Gonzalez shares how to teach your dog the place or mat cue in this video. But before we get to that, here is a little about Erika.

CCDT with 9 years of experience. She specializes in coaching pet parents to train their dogs for basic life skills and behavior modification. She is the founder of From Dusk Till Dog, LLC and is a mentor-trainer for CATCH Canine Trainers Academy.

In her spare time, Erika and her husband John, enjoy decompression walks with their two dogs, Jade (American Staffordshire Terrier) and Freddie (Chihuahua mix), watching good movies, and spending time with family. Erika’s mission is to not only bring you value through her content, but to enhance the relationship with your dog along the way.

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It's important to remember that teaching place takes time, patience, and repetition. As much as you can, work to make your dog's place as enjoyable as possible by giving chews, Kongs, and special treats on their place.

Here are six steps to get started with the "go to your place" cue for your dog:

 1. Lure and reward for stepping on⁣⁣ the place

 2. Lure and reward for sitting on the place

 (Bonus Tip: use the “ok” cue to release them off consistently)⁣⁣

 3. Lure and reward for lying down on the mat

 4. Point to bed (with no food in hand) and capture an offered down on the mat

 5. Slowly work on adding duration on the mat - reinforce every few seconds for staying on the mat before releasing them off

 6. Over time, slowly add in more duration, distance, and distractions while your dog is on the place

With enough practice and repetition, you can teach your dog to go their place whenever you ask!

Teaching your dog the place behavior is all about practicing around distractions, adding duration, and providing plenty of reinforcement for being in their place.

Have any other questions about teaching your dog the place cue? Ask in the comments below.

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