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Question

How can i make my dog come to me when i call her? When shes indoors she will come to me when i call her but, when she is outside she wont come to me. How can i make her respond the way i want to, no matter where shes at.

Answer 1

Get a whistle. Blow the whistle once, she will come out of curiosity, then give her a treat. Keep doing this. She will soon associate the whistle with a treat, so will always come. After so long, the treat will be irrelevant and it will be the whistle she's responding to, not the treat.

Answer 2

This question was asked not long ago, and I got best answer:

How do i teach a dog recall?
I have a 8 month old lab puppy and i am having trouble teaching him recall he knows all the basic commands and is intelligent but only comes back when he feels like it!! i dont really know where to start so any info would be useful, i am thinking about enrolling him in obedience classes as i want to do agility with him when he is older and he needs basic obedience for this, however any info right now would be useful to get me started!
Thanks very much! xx


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Put him on a long leash and try training in your yard. Let him go as far as he can. Call him only once. If he does not come, give a tug on the leash (not hard) and enforce him to come and sit beside you. Remember the key is to always have your dog's attention.. Using treats for good behavior always helps, and so does a good belly rub and praise. Good luck!!

Answer 3

Well, the secret is that you don't make her. As any dog trainer knows, you can't "make" a dog do anything. I point this out because it's central to what you CAN do, which is make her want to come to you, because it pays off.

First off - NEVER call her over to you and yell at or punish her. That just makes her less likely to come to you.

Second - don't be predictable, in the sense that you can't make it "Doggy, come!" followed by going in and all the fun is over. Change it up. When she comes to you, sometimes just give her a treat or scratch her ears or play with her, then let her go back to what she was doing.

So. First off, put her on a leash. Let her get interested in something. When she is, hold out a treat she really likes and say, "Doggy (or whatever her name is), come!"

You want to sound cheerful but firm (it's the same tone of voice that works with human toddlers). Like you expect her to come. Once she starts toward you, reel her in, then treat, praise and pet!

You do this often, until she gets the idea and responds quickly when you tell her to "come."

It's a matter of teaching her that being with you beats all her other alternatives, so no matter what she's up to, if you call her, she wants to check in with you.

That said, breed matters. If she's a hound (we have one shepherd and one hound, at the moment), she isn't a good candidate for going "off-leash" except in fenced-in areas, because if she picks up a good scent, or spots prey, she'll be off and running - can't help it, that's what it means to be a hound.

Answer 4

You need a reward that she cannot pass up. Food is the great motivator!

Get a long leash, maybe 16-20 ft. long. Let her run around on the leash outside. Call her to you, if she does not come, reel her in. Then praise her like crazy, give her (immediately) a piece of Turkey-hotdog...(keep cut up pieces in your pocket). Keep doing this for 5 minutes or a bit longer. Do this exercise once a day.

Then, for the next few days, when you call her from the backyard, and if she comes give her her piece of hot-dog and praise her.

If she is really stubborn about coming to you. Keep a pair of boots by the back door. When you first put her outside, keep her leash on her. If she doesn't come when called, act fast, throw on the boots and go get her. (the leash makes it easier).

Then go back to standing in the doorway, and lead her back inside, give her a treat and praise.

The trick is: She needs to think that coming to you, is the greatest thing - ever!

No matter how frustrated you get don't punish her when you go and fetch her after she ignores you.

Keep this up for a week, then only give her a treat once in awhile. She will never know when a treat is coming, but will be curious to find out.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Well, the secret is that you don't make her. As any dog trainer knows, you can't "make" a dog do anything. I point this out because it's central to what you CAN do, which is make her want to come to you, because it pays off.

First off - NEVER call her over to you and yell at or punish her. That just makes her less likely to come to you.

Second - don't be predictable, in the sense that you can't make it "Doggy, come!" followed by going in and all the fun is over. Change it up. When she comes to you, sometimes just give her a treat or scratch her ears or play with her, then let her go back to what she was doing.

So. First off, put her on a leash. Let her get interested in something. When she is, hold out a treat she really likes and say, "Doggy (or whatever her name is), come!"

You want to sound cheerful but firm (it's the same tone of voice that works with human toddlers). Like you expect her to come. Once she starts toward you, reel her in, then treat, praise and pet!

You do this often, until she gets the idea and responds quickly when you tell her to "come."

It's a matter of teaching her that being with you beats all her other alternatives, so no matter what she's up to, if you call her, she wants to check in with you.

That said, breed matters. If she's a hound (we have one shepherd and one hound, at the moment), she isn't a good candidate for going "off-leash" except in fenced-in areas, because if she picks up a good scent, or spots prey, she'll be off and running - can't help it, that's what it means to be a hound.

Answer 6

Try taking her out with a long leash and when she gets as far away as she can call her. If she doesn't respond lightly tug at the leash until she comes. When she comes praise her with attention, treats, or both whatever she responds to better. Repeat this process until she knows that you want her to come to you when you say not when she wants to. When you think she understands take her off the leash (might want to try in a fenced in area) and see if she has learned. If not repeat until she understands. Good luck, hope you find this helpful.

Answer 7

I have a pit. One of the most stubborn dogs in the world to get to do something they don't want to do. What I found that's worked for mine is showing him the treat BEFORE I take him out. That way he knows I have it and when I call him he comes because he wants it. Try that out. Any way you do it, make sure it's positive reinforcement. Get your dog to want to come to you either by treats or praising. Like I said, I'd suggest showing your dog what you have before you let it out.

Answer 8

I would try to call her name with a treat in your hand and make sure she see's the treat. Then everytime you do that make sure she see's the treat. After she keeps coming back try it without the treat and see if she comes because she will think you have a treat for her.

Answer 9

Treats work well. Depending on the breed, some just don't come! Mini pins are that way, and I hear the only way with them is a command coller. I haven't had the heart yet.

Answer 10

Food and treats are a good motivator for animals. Get something you know she loves and everytime you call her and she comes to you, give her that treat. They are fast learners! She will be thrilled to come to you every time.