Dog Training - How To Recall Your Dog
Dog training is a very important aspect of pet ownership and training your dog to come to you when you call is perhaps the most vital skill of all - because it could save the life of your pet. So how do you train a dog to come back when you call? Read on for more ....
How are your dog training skills? Will your dog come back to you when you call? Have you trained your dog in such a way that you can keep both it and you safe when out walking?
Teaching your dog to return to your side on command is a vital skill but unfortunately many owners never learn how to do it. Follow these simple dog training tips and you should find it much easier. Build your ability to recall your dog a step at a time.
First teach your pet that being near you is fun. Use treats or toys to motivate and let him or her learn that good things happen every time he comes to your side.
Next, start some specific dog recall training in a safe place with no distractions nearby. Hold a treat right on the end of his nose and move backwards while saying the word come or here. When you stop moving give him the treat.
Keep working on this and gradually stop using the treat but still give it at the end as before. Work towards only actually giving the treat some of the times. Practice this in lots of different locations but check that it's safe first.
Make it fun. You run away from your dog and when he chases you say the word come and give a treat.
Get a friend to help you play ping pong puppy with your pet. Take turn about to shout his name and then the word come - rewarding with a treat each time he does it properly.
Gradually work towards longer distances and perhaps use a long leash or line if you are concerned that the dog will wander off at this stage in the training process.
Make certain that you never use the come command for things that your dog doesn't like or when you are angry or annoyed at him or her. Keep the word firmly associated with fun and treats in your pets mind. Practice, practice and practice - the repeated feedback strengthens the response to your command.
When you take your pet out walking call him or her back lots of times for treats or for praise and fun. Don't leave it to the end of the walk or he will never want to come back to you because he associates it with going home again.
Never forget what should really be a golden rule. If you can't reliably recall your dog to your side no matter what the distractions are, then you shouldn't let him or her off the lead at all. One day it will result in a catastrophe - either for you or him or both.
Dog training is fun - and if you keep it like that for your pet then you'll find that the lessons go well and smoothly.
For more information, take a look at puppy care and looking after a new puppy.
Teaching your dog to return to your side on command is a vital skill but unfortunately many owners never learn how to do it. Follow these simple dog training tips and you should find it much easier. Build your ability to recall your dog a step at a time.
First teach your pet that being near you is fun. Use treats or toys to motivate and let him or her learn that good things happen every time he comes to your side.
Next, start some specific dog recall training in a safe place with no distractions nearby. Hold a treat right on the end of his nose and move backwards while saying the word come or here. When you stop moving give him the treat.
Keep working on this and gradually stop using the treat but still give it at the end as before. Work towards only actually giving the treat some of the times. Practice this in lots of different locations but check that it's safe first.
Make it fun. You run away from your dog and when he chases you say the word come and give a treat.
Get a friend to help you play ping pong puppy with your pet. Take turn about to shout his name and then the word come - rewarding with a treat each time he does it properly.
Gradually work towards longer distances and perhaps use a long leash or line if you are concerned that the dog will wander off at this stage in the training process.
Make certain that you never use the come command for things that your dog doesn't like or when you are angry or annoyed at him or her. Keep the word firmly associated with fun and treats in your pets mind. Practice, practice and practice - the repeated feedback strengthens the response to your command.
When you take your pet out walking call him or her back lots of times for treats or for praise and fun. Don't leave it to the end of the walk or he will never want to come back to you because he associates it with going home again.
Never forget what should really be a golden rule. If you can't reliably recall your dog to your side no matter what the distractions are, then you shouldn't let him or her off the lead at all. One day it will result in a catastrophe - either for you or him or both.
Dog training is fun - and if you keep it like that for your pet then you'll find that the lessons go well and smoothly.
For more information, take a look at puppy care and looking after a new puppy.
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