[Ed]

I would use yes to reward and release a sit, down, stand, and to reward any tricks. I would use free to let him out into the yard, to release him from a place command, to release him from the crate, to release him from a platform where we had been training, to release him at the end of the training session, to release him from an invisible boundary, etc. The yes comes with a mental image of a cookie (reward). The free tells the dog he is done and he is free to do and go as he pleases. When in doubt I would go for yes.

[Fiona]

Good advice, thanks

[Carol]

Is there a video on Wait? dog stays in sit until you call her to you.

[Gene]

The video is Sit, Stay, Relax also Door Darting with Mya and Goofy waiting at the doorway not allowed to cross the threshold until released.