release command

[Zoey]

I have been teaching my GS pup to stay without using the word stay, playing fetch I tell her down or sit and walk away 100feet, all around etc, she stays untill I tell her the "take a break" command. I am starting to think I should teach stay instead. Isn't there times where I ask her to sit or down where I don't need a release command? Or every time I say "sit" or "down" I need to use the release "take a break"?
When I am working on the recall come and she is in her down position and I'm 100 feet away and I want her to come do I need to use the release command "take a break" first or is it O.K to just say "Zoey come" instead? I am more confused than my dog, thanks.

[MaxHollyNoah]

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?: