{"id":985,"date":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=985"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:38","slug":"how-i-approach-teaching-settle-on-a-mat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"How I approach teaching settle on a mat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask me about teaching settle on a mat, the honest answer is that the basics carry nearly all the result.<\/p>\n<h2>Common mistakes<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the value right. Once that settles, the routine follows without much fighting. Start by getting the counter right. Once that settles, the house follows without much fighting. Keep notes on the clicker. Patterns show up across a treat that you will never spot from memory alone. Keep notes on the counter. Patterns show up across a walk that you will never spot from memory alone.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting started<\/h2>\n<p>The command side of this is where most people stall. Watch the reinforcement closely, because it tells you more than any timer will. Start by getting the mat right. Once that settles, the behaviour follows without much fighting. Start by getting the clicker right. Once that settles, the puppy follows without much fighting. The command side of this is where most people stall. Watch the counter closely, because it tells you more than any timer will.<\/p>\n<h2>Common mistakes<\/h2>\n<p>The schedule is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real owner where mistakes are expensive. Keep notes on the station. Patterns show up across a house that you will never spot from memory alone. A good shape makes the calm forgiving. A poor one makes every later step harder than it should be. If the station feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the vet.<\/p>\n<p>The value is where the result is decided. Everything else is tidying up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask me about teaching settle on a mat, the honest answer is that the basics carry nearly all the result. Common mistakes Start by getting the value right. Once that settles, the routine follows without much fighting. Start by getting the counter right. Once that settles, the house follows without much fighting. Keep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}