I am going to be teaching the "place" command to my dogs. the word place will mean to get between my legs immediately, lay down and stay there.
RIght now when I want my dogs to go and rest, I just tell them, go rest, no play. (they are a wild bunch) they find a place to lay down and rest.
When I come home and open the door, or my husband comes home from riding his bike or walking, and he opens the door, they are to immediately run to their mat and lay down and wait there until released. Other times when I just want them on their mat I say mat and they all run to each of their mats. We sometimes play a game where I tell them mat and then mark, and they run back and forth from their mat to their mark (right now their mark is a large saucer that you put under plants to catch the water.) They like this and it really gets some of their stored energy out of their little bodies.

I am interested in finding out the stages of training those of you did to get your dogs to go between your legs and lay down. Did you lure them first, how did you begin training them to "place" themselves between your legs.
Thanks sharon

I lured the dog into position, mark "yes" and reward, good things come when there between your legs,
I added the command right off with Zoey "place" shes quick to learn so didn't take long now I can stand and open my legs and she'll come into position no command.