One of the first rules of teaching a dog to come when called:
If you don't know whether he will or not, don't let him off the leash.
Calling him and then letting him get away with ignoring you (whether you mean to or not) is only reinforcing the idea that he *can* ignore you. If you set yourself up to fail by letting him off-leash, he will never learn to respond to you.
The best way to get a reliable recall (come when called) is to make yourself more interesting and exciting than anything else that's out there -- your treats and enthusiasm have to be more fun than any stray dog or new person.
If you can't count on that while you're out walking him, don't let him off leash.
Personally, I'm a big fan of the Flexi-lead. The dog has a 28' radius in which to play and run, but you have full control. I have a breed that is 95% UNreliable off-leash, so they never are. The Flexi is a good alternative.
In the meantime, you can practice your recalls in a less challenging environment until the dog is more reliable.
Hope this helps!
PS -- No matter how frustrated you are, remember that you can NEVER scold him for coming to you -- even if it's after an hour of chasing him through the park when he finally decides to listen.
2007-01-05 08:22:22
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answered by Loki Wolfchild 7
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When you shout come run in the opposite direction to the dog. He will then think you are playing a game and chase after you. You may have to repeat this two or three times. Also, hide the dogs favourite toy in your pocket and when he gets distracted like pull it out he may come to you for the toy!
Also, use better treats such as chicken or cheese.
All come commands should first be used in the garden;
2007-01-05 16:47:20
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answered by Anonymous
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I assume you are using a training aid such as a choke collar when walking him. If not get one and it should allow your entire hand between the chain and the dogs neck when slack ( to lose and it will fall off the dog, to tight and it will choke the dog or will not do what it was designed to do) which is to get his/her attention; not to choke or strangle or hurt the animal. without a lead it should (the collar) be at the extreme end of slackness naturally. If not you have the collar on wrong and change sides on the ends before putting back on the dogs head. How it should work? while walking the dog the lead should be loose, if dog becomes distracted give a quick jerk on the lead to get the dogs attention and at the same time a verbal command as to what you want the dog to do....e.g. heal.....do not jerk so hard as to lift him or so long as to stop him or pull him back to you....just enough to get the dogs attention the let the leash go slack again. 3 or so times doing this will get the message across as to what kind of behaviour you want.
2007-01-05 16:39:05
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answered by steve m 1
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You could try clicker training
or you could try getting him an electric collar but don't worry this is not animal cruelty and my grans dog had one and i tried it and its not that bad and they have a coat which makes it an even less a shock . With some of them you can get a remote so when he doesn't respond to your command you push it and it gives him a small shock and makes him more alert and maybe listen to your command.
If he does respond to your call and he returns give him a big reward and a treat and he'll know that's the right thing to do.
Good luck with it.
2007-01-05 16:21:04
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answered by x.x..wee nicky..x.x 2
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First of all the dog is not yours so you should never let the dog go.It is the responsibility of the owners to train there dog but if they won't ask them to let you take the dog to a good trainer.It is a win win situation you will learn the things you should know and the owners will have a socially exceptable trained dog which will make him even better than he is now!!!!!!!GOOD LUCK
2007-01-05 16:28:04
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answered by dogman054 2
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Keep him onlead! Most peoples dogs are NOT trained well enough to be reliable offlead!
I HATE it when we are charged by strange dogs on our walks! You have NO IDEA if my dogs are friendly, and I carry pepper spray to defend my dogs if needed.
Not to mention, if my leashed dogs get into a fight with your unleashed dog, the courts will look at it as YOUR fault and YOU will be paying my Vet bills.
2007-01-05 18:05:04
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answered by whpptwmn 5
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lots of praticing the recall...come when called. when ever the dog does return...make it a big reward....keep it simple in the beginning, then add small amounts of distraction, build up on that. your reward has to be better than the distractions reward...practice...practice....practice
2007-01-05 16:19:37
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answered by connecticutk9 2
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