PetLifeRadio.com - Episode 26 Training Session #4 - Stay - Adding Distractions and Distance

The purpose of adding distractions when you say "Stay" is to teach
your dog that it is worth responding to your cues, despite the fact
that the environment around your dog might be more interesting.
Your dog should obey you anywhere, anytime, and under any
circumstance. This is called reliability. You want to be able to
rely on your dog to obey, no matter what. To get a high level of
reliability, you must practice with your dog in new and different
environments where distractions occur naturally. Pia will help you
learn to get your dog to be reliable when told to Stay, regardless
of what is going on around your dog as well as beginning to add
distance between the two of you.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Training Session #4 -
Stay - Adding Distractions and Distance - with Pia Silvani on
PetLifeRadio.com