{"id":7020,"date":"2019-02-21T17:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T15:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/?p=7020"},"modified":"2020-11-25T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T12:41:20","slug":"teach-settle-on-a-mat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karenpryoracademy.com\/teach-settle-on-a-mat-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach Settle on a Mat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching your dog to settle on a mat is very useful\u2014for both practical and safety reasons.  Dogs need a safe place to settle down. When you teach your dog to settle on a portable mat, your dog has a safe place to settle anywhere! You can send your dog to his mat while you are cooking, eating dinner, or even while you are out on the town. 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