How do I get my dog to come to me when I tell her to??

Answer 1

Gotta start with her on a leash. Wait till she's not paying attention, then call her "Fluffy, come!" Reel her in gently if she doesn't come to you right away. Give a small yummy treat. Repeat several times. Do this 3 times a day until she flys to you every time. At this point give a treat only sometimes. Then practice in a room in the house. If she regresses and doesn't come at any point, back on the leash for more training. When she is good at this, take outside on a 50 foot clothes line, and practice same way. This way she can get farther away, but you still have control and can reel her all the way in if she doesn't listen. It is generally not safe to have the dog off leash, even if well trained, unless in a safe, supervised environment. Even the most highly trained dogs can be distracted and chase after a squirrel or cat. She will soon be conditioned to come, even without a treat. Be patient and give her lots of praise and love. Never call a dog to you and then punish it or do something unpleasant to it (like give it a bath or put it in a crate)....this will surely teach her NOT to come!

Answer 2

Teach her that it's worth her while - reward her when she comes, correct her when she doesn't. Lots of practice on a leash, then off the leash. Never call her for anything she won't like - for example, cutting her nails.

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

What we did in puppy school--when you know your dog will come, say ", COME!" in a happy voice and when they reach you, drop about 15-20 small treats (kibble, cheese or hot-dog bits, or whatever they like) on the floor. Do this three times a day for a week. Then slowly phase out the treats (only give treats sometimes, vary the quantity of treats). The dog will learn that answering to come just might hit the jackpot.

Answer 4

First off, when you call be nice. To train her, get a long rope about 50 feet will do. Put a choke collar on her and take her for a walk. Let about ten feet out, stop and call her. When she looks at you to figure out why you stopped, pull her to you. When she gets to you, praise her. Keep doing this a various distances for about an hour. The next day, same thing. Within a week she will come when you call. Two weeks at the most.

Answer 5

You could do one of two things: while she's on a leash, you say her name and pull her towards you, or whenever you call her name, then reward her with a little treat (a little cheese) if she did come. The rewards for behavior will get you anything. Mind you, my dog is moody, and sometimes I know he knows that I want him to come and he won't move. Or he won't respond to my daughter when she calls him to just hug him. But he'll always come if it's to take a walk.

Answer 6

just keep on training the dog like if you say its name and the dog only looks at you just say come here and have a treat in your hand too.

Answer 7

Try to call his/her name and give a treat to your dog if it comes to you.

Answer 8

You keep calling her till she comes and every time she doesn't come get say it fumier.

Answer 9

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 10

Tie a peice of meat to your face.