My dog is very stubborn, he doesnt listen to me when I call his name? help?

Answer 1

The Basics
SIT, COME, DOWN, STAY, HEEL.




SIT

Holding a treat in your left hand just above the pup's nose, gently rest your right hand on pup's rump.
Slowly move the treat in an upward motion while applying gentle pressure to the rump. ( you dont want to push hard because if you do the dog will sit every time someone touches him and this is not good for competitive obedience)
as soon as pup sits say in a very happy excited tone "GOOD SIT" and give the treat.
Repeat excersize 7x. then take a play break and move on to something elce.
very young pups should not train for more than a half hour each day
every time you put food bowl down or give a treat give the sit command, and wait for the sit. then once pup sits give treat or food down.
DO NOT move on to something new until pup has the new command down pat.


COME

walk away from pup about 10 feet to start. say pup's name and "COME" in a happy voice. once pup comes praise it lavishly have a bit of a play and give it a treat.
Gradually increase the distance you walk away. and eventually once pup knows command only treat every 3rd come. tappering off until he comes every time with out treat using only praise.
this will take a few days to learn if you practice every day.



DOWN

Start with pup in sit. move hand with the treat between the pup's front paws on the ground.
Say "DOWN" in firm but not loud voice.
pup might try and get treat without going down, dont let him have it until he downs.
praise in happy voice "GOOD DOWN"
repeat 7x


STAY

Start pup in down possition. say "STAY" in firm voice. walk to end of leash, backwards. if the pup moves say once only "AP" in a not pleased tone. go back do not say anything. put pup in down again repeat "STAY" walk backwards to end of leash.
pup does NOT get praise or treat untill he stays for 30 seconds, then a minute, then 5 minutes. move times up each week.
after he can do a 5 minute down/stay every time. move on to a sit/stay doing exactly what you did for down/stay.
Once on leash sit and down/stays are reliable for 5 minutes each. drop the leash and walk away from your pup, your back to the pup. about 10 feet away. wait 5 min. recall your dog. with dog sitting in front of you once he reaches you. treat and praise.


HEEL

Please do NOT train with a choke collar. i recomend martin gayles.
with dog on a short leash exactly beside you on your left side say "HEEL" if the dog starts to pull give a correction snap with leash on collar. and recomand "HEEL" the second your dog complies peaise with "GOOD HEEL" in happy voice. and continue to walk , correct, and praise for 30 minutes.


Allways end training sessions on a positive note. Never get angery with your pup for not responding to a command. Praise lavishly every time pup responds to a command.
NEVER hit your dog. NO reason is an acceptable reason for physicaly abusing your pup.

Answer 2

Why should he listen?

Take him to a training class or read some great books on training. (Try not to pick books randomly - there are a lot of bad books out there also!) These are some of my favorites and you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know – Volhard http://www.volhard.com/
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Dog Tricks : Eighty-Eight Challenging Activities for Your Dog from World-Class Trainers by Haggerty and Benjamin
Don't Shoot the Dog - Pryor
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
Dog Problems - Benjamin
Cesar's Way - Cesar Millan
Also, watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan is the best trainer I've ever seen on TV.
http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/

Answer 3

It's either a hearing problem, or he needs training. The Kohler method worked well for us. You can either do it by the book if you have discipline, or sign up for a class. You don't want to hit your dog for not coming. That will make it worse. To some extent, it depends on the breed, too. If your dog is very hyperactive, he might take a lot more training to obey when off leash. On the other hand, if you have an Irish Wolfhound or some other lazy breed, the dog might be sound asleep when called and might ignore you.

Answer 4

You need to leash train him. First teach him to sit by pushing down on his back end, when this is accomplished by command teach him to stay by taking a step away at first and putting your hand in front of his nose to stop him from following you. Keep moving farther away until he is at the end of the leash from you. When he has mastered the idea of this you teach him to come. Go to the end of the leash while he is in the stay mode and say COME, then give the leash a sharp tug. If he comes praise him, if not repeat COME and tug again. Keep at it until he learns that he has no choice but to obey you. Once he is trained he will come to you without the leash whenever you call. This is not a fast cure and should be done twice a day for only ten to fifteen minutes each time for each of the commands above, remember teach one command at a time. Don't be cheap with the praise, make him think he is the smartest dog in the world every time he gets something right and you will soon have a dog that wants to please you and be with you.

Answer 5

What kind of a dog is it? How do you speak to your dog (firm & mean) or gentle & sweet, like you would a small child. If you want to train him, you need to be consistent and also offer rewards for a job done well and give it praise (Good Boy/Girl). It takes time, but if I could train a 11 yr. old dog that never had any training, and he was real bad, snapping at children and all (my boyfriends dog)... then you can too. Just be consistent and patient and remember the rewards.
Use a leash/ collar also, you don't want him running in the street & getting hit. Good Luck! (SJR) And speak very sweet with a happy tone at him, they know anger.

Answer 6

Get a little can of dog treats. I use yogurt treats as my dog goes nuts for them. Shake the can and call your dog's name. When your dog comes, give him a treat. Soon he will associate his name being called with getting a treat. Once he gets used to this, you don't have to give him a treat every time, but do it every once in a while to reinforce his good behavior.

Start doing this by standing just a few feet away from your dog, shaking the can, and holding out a treat, so he knows that if he comes to you he'll get the treat. This worked wonders for my very stubborn little furball, and I hope you have success, too!

Answer 7

If the dog does not come you need to chase it down. Sounds stupid, but the dog is learning to be your master because he knows if he pretends to ignore you then you will do nothing about it and he can go on his merry way. You need to run up to the dog, grab him and say come. He will learn that he has to pay attention to you. Also be sure to really praise and pet him when he obeys. Tough love is required if you want an obedient dog. A dog must understand that you are the alpha and he is not. You also need to do it every time. If you only enforce rules sometimes then the dog will continue to be disobedient because he knows eventually he'll get away with it.

Answer 8

just like children. many are stubborn. dogs are like that also. how old is your dog? just keep trying. kids sometimes don't want to listen either and sometimes they do.

Answer 9

Sounds like that dog could use a good beat down.

Answer 10

Get rid of the dog and get a cat.