LIVE ZOOM WORKSHOP
Picture-Perfect Stays
Online Workshop
Sunday, November 29th at 9:00 AM ET on Zoom (Recording Available)
Teach your dog to stay more reliably.
Build stronger, more reliable stays. In this session, you’ll learn how to improve your dog’s sit, down, stand, and two bonus-position stays. Learn to use stays for real-life purposes, multiple-dog training, cute photos, and more. We’ll cover training for distractions, moving away from your dog, and working through problem areas.
Watch Live on Zoom
60 Minutes
Recording Available for Ticket Holders Who Can’t Attend the Live Session
A live, 60-minute Zoom workshop covering sit, down, and stand stays, plus two bonus tricks using positive, reward-based training. Recording will be available for participants who can’t attend live.
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What You’ll Learn
A stay that doesn’t fall apart with distractions.
Stays can be just as fun to practice and train as any other skill! It’s easy to focus on movement and engagement, but teaching a dog to do nothing can be challenging for many dog owners.
Maybe practicing stays feels boring, your dog struggles to hold a position, or you’re unsure how to build on your dog’s existing skills.
After this workshop, you’ll have new ways to practice stays and make training more enjoyable for both you and your dog.
You don’t need fear-based methods to teach a reliable stay. Our positive, reward-based approach helps your dog want to stay, even around distractions. It’s not about avoiding a correction. It’s about clear communication, building confidence, and rewarding the right choices.
Ready to learn how to teach sit, down, and stand stays, plus two bonus tricks, using our positive training approach and Trickovation®?
Who It’s For
For dogs and people at different stages of training, and professional dog trainers.
Whether you’re just starting out or building on what your dog already knows, you will have new ideas and games to try. This workshop is also perfect for trainers and instructors. You can use these exercises with your own students.
Your Instructor
Melissa Viera, CPDT-KA
Founder of MJ's Pet Training Academy
Melissa Viera is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed, writer, and founder of MJ's Pet Training Academy, which she established in 2013. She specializes in positive, reward-based training that helps dogs and their people build stronger communication, reliable results, and practical skills.
Through her creative approach to training, including Trickovation®, she encourages dog owners to look beyond traditional obedience exercises and discover new ways to teach, challenge, and engage their dogs.
In this workshop, Melissa will share practical techniques for building reliable stays while making learning fun, rewarding, and accessible to dogs of all skill levels.
