How To Teach Stand From The Side Position
Stand From Heel Position
With your dog sitting at your left side, command your dog to "Stand". Step with your left leg and place finger under his belly to hold left leg. Stand beside the dog, then leave your dog. Hold position for 30 seconds to one minute..
Stand
From the heel position, with about 18" of leash from the right hand, turn to the left broadside to your dog. With your right hand, gently reach under your dog's belly and help your dog to the standing position. When your dog stands say "Good" and with your right hand gently pet your dogs underside. Slowly return to the original heel position.
If your dog starts to sit or move with your right hand reach under your dog's belly and "No, Stand" and help them into the stand position. And command your dog to "Stand".
After your dog begins to relax with this command, you are ready to move to the next step in exercise:
The trainer should stand next to the dog and keep the leash short while holding it in the right hand. As you make the command, lead off with your left foot and place the left hand with top finger touching the dog belly close to the hind leg. The dog will stop when his hind leg touches your finger. Praise the dog. Hold this position for thirty seconds.
An alternate way to teach the stand is from movement. In other words you are heeing with your dog, the leash is in the right hand. Slow down and say "Stand" as you turn to the left and reach under your dog belly in front of their right rear leg to prevent them from walking. When your dog stops walking say "Good" and gently pet your dogs tummy. Slowly return to the heel position, always watching for any movement on your dog's part to sit or move. Of course you should swiftly reach under your dog's belly and help them into the stand position.
Heel/Stand
The goal of this exercise is to have your dog stop any movement and remain in a standing position, motionless, until released.
This exercise begins as you are heeing with your dog, the leash is in the right hand. Slow down, place your right hand in front of your dog's face without touching them, palm facing your dog, and say "Stand" as you turn to the left and reach under your dog's belly in front of their right rear leg to prevent them from walking. When your dog stops walking say "Good" and gently pet your dogs tummy. Slowly return to the heel position, always watching for any movement on your dog's part to sit or move. Of course you should swiftly reach under your dog's belly and help them into the stand position.
When working with the stand behavior be careful not to correct with the leash or to harshly, your dog may react by sitting or moving. If your dog's legs move, react quickly, simaltainously, saying "No, Stand" and place the offending foot back into place.