Your dogs lost interest and stayed on the ground floor.
"I thought a dog would only stay with you if it were on a leash."
The young dog stayed in the woods and didn't go near them.
"How did you persuade him to let the dog stay?"
It wouldn't be a problem, except that my dog cannot stay away from them.
The dog came and went, staying for short periods with Jack.
The boy and your dog can stay here with me.
And the dog just stayed down there, waiting for me.
She let the dog stay on the bed, and George was soon curled up there, asleep again.
Both dogs stayed by her side as I headed out the door.