"What is a Release Command?"   (NEW! 1/14/04)

A release command is something that tells your dog that the exercise is over, and that he’s free to get up, walk around, lie down, roll around on the floor, go get a drink, or do anything else (within reason!) that he feels like doing.

I usually use “Ok!” Some people like “Free!” Any other word you’d like to use to end the exercise is fine. All it is, is a marker to let the dog know that the exercise has finished and he’s free to move around again, and do what he wants… until you give him another command.

Make sure that once you’ve given the dog any command, that you don’t allow him to move from that position until you release him. If he gets back up before you’ve given him the “ok”, place him back in the sit and make him stay for at least a few more seconds, then release him when you’re ready, not when he decides it’s time.

- Debbie Knatz
Shepherd's Ridge

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