I am never able to teach my dogs to come, seems to be the hardest thing to
teach. Anyone have a sure fire %100 method?


Thanks ahead of time!

"Number 9" wrote:
I am never able to teach my dogs to come, seems to be the hardest thing to
teach. Anyone have a sure fire %100 method?

No such thing. The best you can hope for is 97%. :}

However, there are rules:

1. Never call your dog to you in a nasty tone of voice, or punish him when he
gets there.

2. If he's blowing off your "come" word, use another word to train him. It
should be blow-off-proof.

3. While you're training him, don't use your formal "come" command if you have
to do something he considers unpleasant (i.e., put a leash on him and take him
out of the dog park, give him a bath if he hates it). Get him to you some
other way.

4. While you're training him, if you're not 100% sure (ok, 97% :} that he's
going to comply, don't use your formal command.

Your goal is to make "come" the most fun command to obey in the world.

Start by having somebody hold your dog across the room. Run up to him, wave a
treat under his nose, make silly noises and run backwards. Squat down, saying
"come" in a high, cheerful voice, and open your arms wide. As you call him,
have your assistant let go of him. When he gets to you, act like he just
developed the cure for cancer. Whee!!!! What a good dog!!! Do it back and
forth several times.

Then move to being in another room, out of sight. Then outside, on a long
leash. Then start introducing distractions - i.e., somebody standing behind
you bouncing a ball, or half-way in his path throwing a ball or squeaking a
toy, or playing with him as you call him.

If he leaves the distractions to come to you, make sure he immediately GETS the
distractions he left. (The ball, the toy, etc.)

Make sure you have his FOCUS before you use your command word. If he's not
looking at you, don't even bother saying it. Always be very cheerful and
upbeat.

Make every exercise easy, so he can succeed. If he's not doing well, back it
up. For example, if he's not leaving distractions, use less tempting
distractions.

Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

"Number 9" wrote:
I am never able to teach my dogs to come, seems to be the hardest thing to
teach. Anyone have a sure fire %100 method?

No such thing. The best you can hope for is 97%. :}

However, there are rules:

1. Never call your dog to you in a nasty tone of voice, or punish him when he
gets there.

2. If he's blowing off your "come" word, use another word to train him. It
should be blow-off-proof.

3. While you're training him, don't use your formal "come" command if you have
to do something he considers unpleasant (i.e., put a leash on him and take him
out of the dog park, give him a bath if he hates it). Get him to you some
other way.

4. While you're training him, if you're not 100% sure (ok, 97% :} that he's
going to comply, don't use your formal command.

Your goal is to make "come" the most fun command to obey in the world.

Start by having somebody hold your dog across the room. Run up to him, wave a
treat under his nose, make silly noises and run backwards. Squat down, saying
"come" in a high, cheerful voice, and open your arms wide. As you call him,
have your assistant let go of him. When he gets to you, act like he just
developed the cure for cancer. Whee!!!! What a good dog!!! Do it back and
forth several times.

Then move to being in another room, out of sight. Then outside, on a long
leash. Then start introducing distractions - i.e., somebody standing behind
you bouncing a ball, or half-way in his path throwing a ball or squeaking a
toy, or playing with him as you call him.

If he leaves the distractions to come to you, make sure he immediately GETS the
distractions he left. (The ball, the toy, etc.)

Make sure you have his FOCUS before you use your command word. If he's not
looking at you, don't even bother saying it. Always be very cheerful and
upbeat.

Make every exercise easy, so he can succeed. If he's not doing well, back it
up. For example, if he's not leaving distractions, use less tempting
distractions.

Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

"Number 9" wrote:
I am never able to teach my dogs to come, seems to be the hardest thing to
teach. Anyone have a sure fire %100 method?

No such thing. The best you can hope for is 97%. :}

However, there are rules:

1. Never call your dog to you in a nasty tone of voice, or punish him when he
gets there.

2. If he's blowing off your "come" word, use another word to train him. It
should be blow-off-proof.

3. While you're training him, don't use your formal "come" command if you have
to do something he considers unpleasant (i.e., put a leash on him and take him
out of the dog park, give him a bath if he hates it). Get him to you some
other way.

4. While you're training him, if you're not 100% sure (ok, 97% :} that he's
going to comply, don't use your formal command.

Your goal is to make "come" the most fun command to obey in the world.

Start by having somebody hold your dog across the room. Run up to him, wave a
treat under his nose, make silly noises and run backwards. Squat down, saying
"come" in a high, cheerful voice, and open your arms wide. As you call him,
have your assistant let go of him. When he gets to you, act like he just
developed the cure for cancer. Whee!!!! What a good dog!!! Do it back and
forth several times.

Then move to being in another room, out of sight. Then outside, on a long
leash. Then start introducing distractions - i.e., somebody standing behind
you bouncing a ball, or half-way in his path throwing a ball or squeaking a
toy, or playing with him as you call him.

If he leaves the distractions to come to you, make sure he immediately GETS the
distractions he left. (The ball, the toy, etc.)

Make sure you have his FOCUS before you use your command word. If he's not
looking at you, don't even bother saying it. Always be very cheerful and
upbeat.

Make every exercise easy, so he can succeed. If he's not doing well, back it
up. For example, if he's not leaving distractions, use less tempting
distractions.

Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html