This is just a simple and easy place board for a small dog I made from two woodcraft boards from Walmart that were about $3 each, probably more now from inflation. But I glued scrap material over both of them, making a double layer for extra padding and forming a jointed material hinge, they fold in half, are lightweight easy to carry and store. I think I need two-place boards for the obedience training class. But Nellie seems to really like them.
The first video posted is a cut from a long video that I could not get to post because it was too big and would not download of Nellie and her "Place Board" where she approaches her place board from all 4 sides and stays on her place board until I command her to come to me. She can sit, lay down relax, chew toys, lick her paws or do whatever she wants as long as she stays on her place board, which is elevated, is a different texture and feel than the rest of the environment surrounding her, so she knows that is the only place that is hers and is for her alone. I made this board out of craft wall hanging wood boards I got at Walmart for about $3 each and glued a soft fabric over them. They came with the string attached and already painted white, they are 12x12, and together are 12x24x1" perfect size for Nellie who is about
12 pounds now and 19 weeks old. She learned fast to "place" on her "place board" which will come in handy during obedience training, especially around other dogs. I tried to show how well Nellie was doing with other distractions while she was on her place board, and how she was showing off, laying down and rolling on her back while I walked around her, but she never got off the place board until I said "Nellie Come" and we then walked around again to make another approach from another angle. When she did get off her place board, which she snuck off one front leg to see if she could get away with it. I had to go back and pick her up and reposition her back on the place board without saying anything. She didn't move after that.
Like I said My goofy son was having fun messing with me so I didn't get a very good video of Nellie and me
She has been doing really well learning to "Wait" Which is not "Stay" it is to keep her from darting out the door when someone opens the door or the gate and keep her from running down the street or jumping in the car or out of the car or charging into the street. "Stay" is a command that means you don't want her to change her position no matter what. She will learn that command in Obedience training when she is older.
So far she is getting the hang of this "Wait" command. Once in a while she still will escape and charge out the door to greet a guest or Dad at the gate. But Nellie is doing better every day, especially when on a lead
on the lounge line running around trying to get her to go out on her own then I step on her line and say "Nellie come" and she comes to me. She has gotten so used to coming to me when going out without a leash or line on our half-acre lot playing with our other two big dogs that she comes running the majority of the time. She does have her stubborn streaks though and will not come the first time called and that longe line will come in handy to pull on for those kinds of moments. 
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