Teaching a dog to lie down can be quite tricky if you’re making this mistake regularly. . If you keep lifting your hand directly upwards then your dog might follow your hand up which can cause them to sit or stand up. . To fix this, move your hand backwards whilst still keeping it level with your dogs eyes/nose. . After a quick pause, reward your dog again. Eventually increase the amount of time you pause for. This will build the duration of your dog’s down and make the position your asking from