How do you train a great pyrenees to stay and come on command?

Question

He'll only come if you have treats.

How many times a day to train(come, stay, heel) them?

Obedience class is 10hours away. No lie!

So don't answer if you're gonna say "Go to obedience class" because that doesn't answer my question.

Answer 1

Pyrs are not the best when it comes to recalls. If you have him in an open area with no fences I would stop that as it gives him the option of not coming and it makes it harder for you to go get him. My girl is an Anatolian Shepherd/Great Pyr mix and everytime I called her, if she didn't come, I went over to where she was and grabbed her collar and took her to where I was originally was and then praised her...not effusively, just "good girl" and a few pets, then we did doggie push ups(sit, down, sit, down-repeatedly for a few minutes). Soon, she realized it was in her best interests to come when I called because otherwise I was coming to get her and then we were going to actually work. The problem with working with treats for expected behaviors is that then they start expecting treats and then they develop the "show me the money" attitude. That is why I only use treats if the dog is having a hard time understanding what I want and then I wean them off quickly or if it is a trick that is not something a dog would normally do. Stay I taught almost the same way, if she was onleash, I would give the stay command, step on her leash and wait until she got bored (usually while I was watching TV, reading or on the net) and tried to move, then I would correct and repeat the stay command. If she wasn't onleash and broke the stay I would go get her, drag her back to where she was, put her in the same position and give her the stay command and stay with her(but not looking at her) until she stayed for @2 minutes. Then I would praise and release. I train my girl several times a day (I like to say every minute of every day is a training minute) because I am constantly asking her to do things, learn new things. She may or may not get a reward everytime she is asked for something, but she is tested every day. I always like to re-enforce the fact that I have expectations for her behavior and that when I ask for something I am asking for a reason, so she needs to listen to me. It may not be a serious reason now, but what if later the fact that she listens to me and trusts me enough to listen when I ask her to do things, saves her life?

Answer 2

3 - 15 to 20 minute training sessions a day work well. As for only coming for the treats you need to phase them out slowly. Don't give a treat every single time and not every other time either. Mix up the reward. Instead of a treat make it a toy, or praise and affection.

Answer 3

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/fPf5r

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 4

Since dogs seem to have a short attention span, I wouldn't "work" with one more than 10 or 15 minutes at a time. I would do this several times a day however. A SMALL treat is always an attention getter. Good luck, it is worth your time and your new friends life.

Answer 5

Dogs like fun. If he knows that you will give him a treat any time he comes to you, he'll keep coming. And if you keep telling him to stay and you chase him back when he doesn't - he sees that as fun. He wants to have fun, and he wants to make you happy. Tell him to stay. Turn your back and walk away a few steps. If he starts to come to you - tell him NO! and reset him to the spot you started. No treats until he does what he is supposed to do. This will take great repetition. Many dogs will continue to try to get you to give in first, it helps them to establish dominance. YOU have to be the Alpha dog in order for him to obey.

Answer 6

You go to a BASIC obedience class and they cover all this and more.

There are professional trainers that can come to your house. THey don't cost all that much just to show you basic obedience either.
Aside from that...since EVERYONE is 10 hours from obedience class and vets......get a BOOK and READ!!!!!! There are vidoes on dog training also.