Over the past 3 months I have been training my puppy and so far he has done really well, he is only 6 months old so is still very new to everything.
I have been taking Jett to gundog training and on a whole he is doing really well.
One of the task we are given is to sit your dog and make him stay for 2 minutes whilst the owner walks away.
I have been practicing this at home with him and generally he makes it to 1 minute then gets bored and decides to wander. I know by his body movement when he is just about to move so I normally go back to him and praise him before this happens. For his age I think 1 minute is great.
The problem I am having is at gundog training he lasts for literally 4 seconds then wanders back to me
I don't know if its all the distractions (e.g. other dogs, other owners saying 'stay'), I just don't know what I am doing wrong.
He sits fine, then he looks up and down the line at the other dogs then slowly wanders to me, he does it in a slow motion way as I think he reckons I can't see him.
I'm hoping he will just suddenly get it, we do practice at home in the garden. I try and setup distractions etc and at home he is pretty good.
Does anyone have any advice on this?
Cheers