Delay refers to the dog’s ability to maintain a certain posture stably and relatively still for a certain period of time according to the command of the trainer. Delay is divided into three forms: sitting, lying and standing. The training of delayed subjects can balance the dog's neural activity process and lay a good foundation for the training of using subjects.

2. Main conditioned stimuli and unconditioned stimuli

Password: The password for an action that is requested to be delayed.

Gesture: A gesture for an action that is requested to be delayed.

Main unconditioned stimuli: pulling on the leash, long rope control.

3. Main training methods

This subject is completed sequentially in two stages: time and distance during the training process. On the basis of the formation of conditioned reflex of time delay, distance delay is carried out. Training methods are divided into two types: trainer training and assistant training. The following takes the sitting delay as an example to introduce the training methods of delay subjects.

Personal training methods for trainers:

First, make the dog sit, and the trainer will stand beside or in front of the dog with the leash in hand. If the dog moves randomly, the handler should immediately repeat the command and use the leash to stimulate the dog to maintain the sitting posture. The dog can be rewarded as long as the dog maintains the sitting posture for thirty seconds. As the number of repetitions increases, the dog only needs to maintain the sitting position within three seconds. While slowing and stabilizing in a seated position, you can proceed to the next stage, distance delay training.

The method is to slowly leave the dog on the basis of time delay, and the distance should gradually increase from near to far. During this process, if the dog automatically releases the delay, the handler should immediately use the leash to stimulate the dog to return to its original position and sit up. If the dog can maintain a delay of three minutes within three meters, the dog can be rewarded. As the number of repetitions increases and the distance increases, the dog should be controlled with a longer rope to prevent the dog from automatically releasing the delay. If the handler can stay away from the dog for up to 30 meters, the time is up to five minutes. The basic conditioned reflex of this subject is formed.

Assistant training methods for assistant trainers:

This method is basically the same as the personal training method. The difference is that the work of stimulating the dog is done by the assistant handler. The advantage of this method is that it can promptly correct the dog's automatic release delay problem. But this method is not suitable for timid dogs.