I am not sure how to remedy this. I don't want to put him in a down stay on the mat because I feel as though he should want to be on the mat and should be choosing himself to stay on the mat. I thought about treating at a higher frequency, but even then he seems to get bored and will still eventually get up and walk away.
Any ideas out there?
You know, I think I'd do shorter sessions with him. Do only half the protocol (or a third, or however much he can handle).
Actually, you know what? I think I'd send him to his mat, and then just feed him a steady stream of really yummy treats for about 30 seconds, and release him.... not even bother with the RP at all yet, and just build value for the mat instead.
Thanks (again :p) Crystal, I am definitely going to work on just building value. We'll see how it goes!