Jennifer, one of the 4 Paws trainers shows us to put our dogs a "place." A "place" is a portable mat (blue in this picture), on which we instruct the dog to sit until we allow the dog off the mat by saying "free." Settings we would use this "place" command would be those in which Nick and Red are together, but Nick doesn't need to be tethered to Red. Examples would be at the pool, during an activity at school, or during mealtime at home when Red does not need to be at the table with Nick.