This week's training challenge - your dog's release cue

What is a release cue?

A release cue is a word that you use to indicate to your dog that it's the end of a specific behaviour/position.

It makes it clear to the dog that their focus is no longer required, and they are now free to move, go play or stop paying close attention.

Some popular release cues:

You can use any word as your release cue, as long as you ONLY use it in that specific context.

Take a look at this video which shows some of the situations where a release cue can be used.

In this example, Prince is demonstrating a release cue:

Being let off the lead - he only goes to play once the lead is fully off and i'm feeling confident that it's safe for him to be free.
Getting out of the car
When we are ready to cross the road
Going through a gate (which can als be through a doorway)

A release cue is basically ending a stay in all of these situations - so I would have taught this by initially asking for a stay before the 'ok'.

As you can see, this can become an invaluable skill from a safety perspective.

Jump into 'training challenges' in the classroom section to learn how to teach your dog a release cue from scratch.

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