How do i get my 13 week old puppy to come to me?

Question

He comes when he is not bsuy and when he sees i have a treat

Answer 1

Most puppies, under the age of 6 months, have a pretty strong food drive. It's not bad to utilize food reward in initial training of your puppy. You start with it and eventually work it out to the point where you no longer need or use it. I did this with our Border Collie puppy and she will come on recall in a heartbeat now, no food involved. Here's what we learned in my obedience class to teaching a recall that worked very well for my Border Collie:


You need a couple things ready to go for this...

1) Lots of training treats- Find something your puppy likes a lot and reserve it only for training purposes. A few good ideas are cooked cut up hot dogs, chicken or beef stew bits, boiled in garlic to add a good smell for the dog and cut up small, cheese cubes and I have even used Goldfish crackers on occasion.

2) A big hapy to see you voice. The happier, the better. A stern voice is what you might use for discipline and you don't want your puppy thinking that's what's going to happen when you call to come.

Have a friend help you the first few times. Set up in a room with you, your friend and your puppy. Call your puppy's name followed by the "come" command. The moment your puppy turns in your direction, immediately say "yes" and continue with happy good dog praises as your puppy comes to you (if your puppy doesn't come the first time, you may need to get closer to the puppy until he realizes what you're trying to do). When your puppy arrives, take your left hand and place the thumb in the back of the collar so your fingers can scratch the back and neck gently. The scratch feels good to the puppy and your puppy will come to like this and be more easy to train to allow you to take hold of the collar. The whole time continue to offer happy praises to your pup. Once you have hold of the collar, then give the puppy the treat. The idea of the dog learning you to take hold of the collar is so that you will have control of your dog. If the puppy was heading for the road, you want to make sure he doesn't turn and head back once you've given the treat. Now release the puppy and have your friend do the exact same thing. Do this excercise a couple times a day in 10 minute sessions. You will probably notice that your puppy is getting it after the first day or two.

Once your puppy is responding well with the help of your friend, you should now be able to do this alone. When you're in a room with your puppy and your puppy is distracted, call your puppy's name and the come command. Continue as above, saying yes when your puppy responds and praising as your puppy comes to you. Do this throughout the day, when your puppy is off doing other things. Once you know your puppy will respond to the command in the same room, try doing it from the next room. When your puppy is coming from another room, you should be able to take this now outside to a confined yard.

One thing you should never do is to call your puppy in order to punish. If your puppy comes to think coming will result in punishment, your puppy will not come when called. This also takes lots of time and patience as some dogs catch on faster than others. But being persistent will eventually show good results.

I would also suggest seeking out a good training class as a good trainer can take you and your puppy a long way and be so helpful. It's also good to socialize your puppy with other dogs and people and offers an environment with distractions to work within. A puppy may respond well at home, but unless they learn to also work in distractions, you may find puppy won't respond if they are present. A good start in finding a good trainer is to call or email a local Obedience Club, Agility Club or Breed specific Club. These people will have good suggestions and will refer you to trainers they have used and have been happy with in the past. We contacted our local agility club and found an excellent trainer. We had already signed up for one class, but this trainer used fearful methods and I was not okay with that. There's better ways to teach your pup you are the dominant one than to instill fear of you into them.

Hope this helps and Good Luck!

Answer 2

Everytime he does come to you, LAVISH him with praise and loves. If you call him and he does not come to you, turn your back on him and ignore him for a while. Puppies hate being ifgnored more than anything. But also, remember that at 13 weeks, his 'job' is to lerarn and explore the world, not spend all day with you-- so he is just doing what is natural, not rejecting you.

Answer 3

Keep working with him. He has a lot to learn.

One thing to remember is that, don't call him if there is an 50% chance that he wont come. Otherwise, he will learn that he doesn't have to listen to that.


You can put him on a leash and ask him to come then gently pull the leash in towards you then reward him.

Answer 4

You have to be consistant. When you call him, make eye contact with him. Give him a reward when he comes to you, and sometimes, don't give him treats but instead, pet him and praise him. Clap your hand to get his attention, or use the silent whistle that only dogs can hear.

Answer 5

Try taking him to an obedience class. It will help in several areas. In the last class I was in, they taught them Sit and Stay first. Then with a long leash, they are taught Come. Be sure you are always consistent with the commands you use. His vocabulary isn't as big as ours.

Answer 6

our pup did the same thing give him time to get to know you'r voice practice with him in the house now when we say do you want a treat he comes running!

Answer 7

Read the article in the link in my source list. It will teach you how to teach your puppy to come.

Answer 8

Google "operant conditioning." You will probably find ideas which will lead you to find techniques for training your dog.

Answer 9

Traces of Hamburger on your hands when you call him. Withhold feeding him and only call his name when its feeding time slowly start calling him when your not feeding him. It takes time