Hi Zoey,
Just a quick note.
What I learned is like this:
You never call your dog from "Stay" position. "Stay" can be only released by a release word, such as "All done" "OK" or as you said "Take a break".
If you want to call your dog from distance, don't give him "Stay" command but "Wait" command. That way, you won't have to make him break "Stay" command, which is literally "Stay (don't move)".
Does it make sense?:
