A state lawmaker wants all dog owners to sit and stay — in mandatory obedience school.
State Sen. Ruben Diaz, master of a 7-year-old sweater-wearing Pekinese named Chewie and a self-proclaimed dog whisperer, has introduced a bill that requires humans to take a class to gain a keener sense of the canine mind.
An owner would earn a certificate for completing a basic instructional course with their four-legged friend before the dog’s first birthday or within 180 days of acquiring the pet.
The doggie diploma would be turned over to a licensing agency and a tag issued to the owner.
“When my dog barks a certain way, I understand what he wants,” Diaz told The Post, nuzzling Chewie in his Bronx office. “If he doesn’t get what he wants, sometimes he creates another behavior.”
In an impromptu demonstration, the 67-year-old lawmaker commanded, “Come here, Chew-Chew.” The well-behaved pup jumped into his lap.
Chewie, Diaz confessed, is not an obedience-school graduate.
“But if this law passed I would have to get my license too,” he laughed.