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Old 08-19-2010, 03:52 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by flyingduster View Post
Hmm, well for Paris, when I say "stay", it means stay exactly where you are in the same position you are in until *I* come back and release you. If I call you, if I play ball, I don't care, you STAY. You will only ever be released when I come back to you. Never before.

Now, on the other hand, a "wait" is where you stay there until I call you. So for recalls, she is in a wait, where she has to wait until told otherwise.
This is exactly how Trillium explained the process to me as well. Wait and stay are two entirely different commands.
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