We have a 14 week old Boxer/Pomimo cross - he is very smart and seems to learn commands fairly easily. However, he seems to pick and choose his moments to obey. We are working on getting him to come when called, which works sometimes, but not all the time and especially not when we really need him to. We use treats, praise, games etc...but he still takes his time to size us up before making up his mind. Any help would be great!
2007-01-23 06:39:04 · 7 answers · asked by symbo61 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Seems like we're doing everything except trying a long lead outdoors. I'll give that a try. It's just funny that he already knows how to ring a bell to go outside...he'll get it I'm sure.
2007-01-23 08:21:14 · update #1
Your answer is right there in your question. This is the one command that you can never, ever let your dog not obey!
First, you have to remember never to call your dog to punish him. Coming to you has to be a pleasant experience every single time. At this age, your puppy is very dependent and likely doesn't like you to get too far away from him so this is a good time to teach this command.
Take him out to a field somewhere, have him tied to a very light-weight nylon rope and let him wander away from you, then call him. When he comes, make sure you give him lots and lots of praise, give him a treat and let him go again. If he doesn't come, give a quick tug on the rope and call him, encouragingly, until he comes, then praise.
This one takes a while to learn reliably so you need to be patient and very consistent. When he's pretty good about coming when called, take him somewhere with distractions and work with him there.
If you're calling him in the house when he's not on a leash or anything, if he doesn't come, you need to go and get him. But don't make it a bad experience, stay up-beat.
2007-01-23 07:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is NO! Your golden should not be expected to do anything with this pup. If it does then great but don't expect it to happen from the moment your bring the pup home. You should be very careful and watch the interactions between the older dog and the pup. If the pup starts to look for a teat under your golden then your Golden will not appreciate that one bit! You will have not only teach the pup proper manners but also teach the older dog your golden how to properly behave with the new pup! This is not going to be an easy thing and to expect the Golden to just have any kind of mother instincts kick in is foolish! Why on earth should she? This is not her pup at all. Although Golden have a very sweet disposition your bringing an intruder into her home. To expect the Golden or any other pup or dog to replace what you should be doing is just plain not going to happen!
2016-05-24 01:24:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The puppy needs to learn to associate the word "come" with meaning "something really good is going to happen if I go to my owner RIGHT NOW". This link gives instructions: http://www.clickertraining.com/node/309
I prefer to teach that "Come" means "come all the way to me and let me grab your collar" - don't reward until you have the dog by the collar. Be sure to use some treats the puppy LOVES - not dry kibble, but something he's absolutely crazy for, like bits of cooked chicken, or tiny bits of hot dogs.
Also, to preserve the integrity of the dog's response, be sure to associate "come" ONLY with good things, and ONLY with the specific behavior of coming quickly all the way to you and letting you grab his collar.
Do NOT use "come" to call the dog to you to give him medicine, punish him, or do anything he might percieve as unpleasant, like putting him outside or in his kennel, or to give him a bath. Just go get him for those things. Don't use come to call him to you to end a play session at the park - go get him. Don't use "come" when you just want him to get over near you - use a separate command, like, 'stay close', or 'over here'. You don't want to dilute the command's value.
Hope this helps!
2007-01-23 07:26:42 · answer #3 · answered by Bess2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a game out of it-- get him to chase you as you say the command word and when he comes to you, give him a treat and act like he's just super wonder pup. Pretty soon he'll get the idea it's really cool and he'll respond to your command.
Also, be consistent- that is a crucial key in training any dog.
2007-01-23 06:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I trained one dog by throwing a ball of ground meat in a mesh bag in front of him. I had a strong cord tied to it and pulled it away from him as i told him to "COME' When he got to me i gave him a piece of meat. It did not take too long and he was trained. I broke off with the meat in the following weeks.
2007-01-23 06:52:52 · answer #5 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a training leash go outside if he knows sit and stay get him to sit and stay walk to then end of the leash tell him come once and if he don't pull him towards you telling him to come then reward him with praise, toy, treat what ever you use for your dog as a reward when he comes
2007-01-23 06:50:09 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like my Boxer Pup!!
2007-01-23 06:51:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋