Teaching a puppy how to free stack for the conformation ring. Train your dog to be a show dog!

Hazy is five months old and learning to free stack for the show ring. She is at the very beginning of learning this so she and I work through through many mistakes.

[@zeroghostlyisdead]

I really appreciate you using a puppy who’s still learning it’s so hard to understand if your dog is really getting it when all the instructors use demo dogs that are pros lol

[@brooklyn3789]

What a good pup!

[@dariela23101]

Hi Stacy, GREAT video..ALWAYS helpful..YOU'RE a great TEACHER..

[@emerald1one1]

of course selecting the most keen pup out of the litter of many litter observations can have a longer term calming effect of new owner to feel the pride of concurring the skill of training a puppy that is nearly full grown and worked on since 4 to 6 wks of age. most impressive of this gals showings.

[@tomatoma9207]

It was useful, thank you!

[@rmtymn9158]

great video! where did you get your leash (or what can i search for online), and what are you using as treats? thanks!

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

String cheese and the Jerky Treats (made in USA) from costco are my go-to's. I love mesamisonline.com for my leashes and limited slip collars.

[@f_rising13]

Love it! Are you planning to show her ?

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

Yes! When shows resume, likely in the fall. :)

[@f_rising13]

@@SitStaywithStacySlade awesome! I started practicing with my golden. She sits as well as soon as sees treats. 🤣🤣 I'm most likely going to get a show potential puppy and start showing. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 I'm Farishtey btw (from Facebook). Didn't want to confuse you into who's account this is. 😂

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

@@f_rising13 That is wonderful news! Thanks for telling me who you are :) Let me know how I can help you!

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

@@f_rising13 Train her to stand by pulling her forward with the treat and then rewarding the stand :)

[@f_rising13]

@@SitStaywithStacySlade Yes, thats what I am doing. Thank you!!

[@Bellurdan]

It's much easier if you just don't teach the puppy to sit at all. Like that, the puppy never sits when it sees a treat or you raise your hand. Your puppy is sitting or trying to sit the moment you raise your hand or not doing anything since she was conditioned to do that and it's making the stack much harder to train. I just don't teach sit at all and instead use wait so it's really easy for the puppy to stand when it sees a treat. I actually treat sitting as something I don't want (unless the dog is resting) and I never reward it for attention or waiting or coming to me. So even my youngest (8 months old) was able to free stack from 3 months old since any time she was called or got a treat she only got it when she was looking at my hand and standing still. Of course leg position was added later.

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

That is great that works for you! I do a lot of obedience, rally, draft and other performance events so I teach it all evenly! :)

[@Bellurdan]

@@SitStaywithStacySlade I see. In that case you need the sit :).

[@ittoscrustysock7534]

Is stacking just for show dogs? Or should all dogs stack?

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

Karmas_lazy_life _ just for showing dogs. However you should teach your dog the “stand” command as that can be useful.

[@alchemist1202]

I have a 3 and half old puppy when i try to stck she just sits, all the time! Is that normal? What should I do?

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

If you are rewarding her for sitting all the time, then yes! She needs to learn to stand by training her what that is and rewarding it as much as sitting. It takes some time and patience, but when they start to understand what you want it is awesome! Always keep it positive!

[@alchemist1202]

@@SitStaywithStacySlade Thank you. She is 5 mnths old now she learned it now :) I stack her and say Wait! and she just freezes in that position :) Also so far she knows commands sit, lay down, shaking, heel, wait-go and stand up! Now I ll introduce new commands :)

[@kimlouiepria4623]

what treats do use?

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

String cheese!

[@mpf5588]

Very simple compared to a GSD

[@MagicMtK9]

She would progress faster if you were more careful with your timing and did not reward her for moving. You would also need less corrections.

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

Appreciate you critique, I for sure am not perfect but am showing, my process. She is progressing well!

[@MagicMtK9]

@@SitStaywithStacySlade I know it's much, much harder to focus when you are taping and explaining everything at the same time. Especially when you're training a "green" puppy dog. Kudos to you for not using a dog here, that has already been practicing for over a month, like most trainers do.

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

@@MagicMtK9 I use her so people understand that it isn't easy and we all do the best we can with our puppies and we all make mistakes! And despite those mistakes they still turn out pretty good. :) I am not the best trainer, but I want to share what I know if it can help someone. I also think breed specific training is helpful too!

[@Ihearturmomfrl]

Please do not give your dogs cheese. As large amounts can cause health issues such as pancreatic

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

I've been using cheese for years with all my dogs and have never had an issue. Consult with your vet if you are concerned.

[@Ihearturmomfrl]

@@SitStaywithStacySlade I’m a vet tech. Dogs shouldn’t have really most sources of dairy.

[@SitStaywithStacySlade]

@@Ihearturmomfrl I would only be concerned if they dog has an intolerance for dairy. I also feed goats milk kefir. Again, people should discuss with their vet, but in 30 years, I have never had an issue with training with string cheese. Thanks!

[@Ihearturmomfrl]

@@SitStaywithStacySlade kefir is good for dogs. But cheese can not only life threatening but high fattening. This isn’t something you should consult with your vet because Cheese is bad for all dogs.