Building Duration

Now stretch the stay by delaying the treat. Mark after three seconds on the mat, then ten, then thirty.

Now make it harder, one challenge at a time. Stand up and sit down. Walk a slow circle. Bounce a ball. Drop a set of keys. Each test asks the same question: will they hold the mat anyway? If they break, no scolding — just calmly send them back and make the next rep easier. Only raise the difficulty once the current one is boring.