teaching the command "come"
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teaching the command "come"
Submitted by geoffhaines on April 20, 2010 - 10:48pmhow do we teach this puppy to come? any suggestions?
she just isnt getting the point... sometimes (very few) she will come ... but mostly just wont come
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yeah the treats
shes just starting to like... at first she didnt give a darn about them... i still dont think she knows what treat means
Geoff....I have the exact same problem with Scout....
She would just sit and look at my like "what in the world do you want???" LOL we tried treats but it wouldn't work AT FIRST but now it does. I can just shake the bag now and she runs to me know so keep trying with treats.
treats and PRAISE!
I find that if you get down to their level, clap your hands together, get excited and "call their name and say COME!!!" with a nice treat, they'll do it!
When they don't expect it, repeat the above and treat! Soon, everytime you say COME, they'll run you over!
You need two people
Stand about 10 feet apart. Put the puppy on the floor with one person and the other person says the dog's name and "Come". You can use a squeaker toy and a really yummy treat to encourage the puppy to come to you. When the puppy comes to you, praise her with "good come" and lots of petting. Then, the other person does the same thing. Hopefully, the puppy will be going back and forth between the two of you.
Puppies have short attention spans so don't do this for more than 10-15 minutes at a time.