5 Steps to Train Your Dog to “Go to Place”

What if instead of jumping around when the doorbell rings, your dog waits politely in a down position? Or, instead of circling the dinner table like a shark, your dog lies quietly in the other room? Training a dog to go to a specific place is one of the most useful behaviors. In the following exercise from her bestselling book, Control Unleashed, Leslie McDevitt explains how you can teach your dog the cue “Go to Place.”

Training Go to Place

1. Get a mat, blanket, dog bed, or towel – one th...