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kewtee · 07-08-2005, 11:00 PM

Don't overuse her name - only call her with her name if you want her to give you attention.
What you need to know is - dogs don't use names - they don't understand the meaning of a "name". Their name should be used to get their attention.
If she is already at your side and you want her looking at you because you want to make her sit, lay down or whatever, use her name. (And don't forget to praise and treat)

If you need to call her to you, train her with a different word.
Say "here" when she is close to you and if she looks at you praise her and give her a treat. Do this a lot of times during a few days. (Do NOT walk up to her and do this, she has to be near you already)
Then when she is a little further away, say "here" and if she comes towards you praise her but do not give her the treat before she is right in front of you

The trick about training is to ONLY give the dog the treat when they are doing the right thing, not when they are almost doing it. IE "sit" must only be rewarded when the dog is actually sitting, and it is not allowed to get up because it gets a treat. But that's another story.

Another thing which is a very good leader exercise (ok, I'll give you 2)
1. Be the only person in the house or the garden and then hide from her. Do not look at her, call her, say anything or give her chance to find you without looking for you. She WILL look for you trust me - it may take some time but she will.
When she finds you give her the treat and praise her. Do this a few times every day and soon she will have learned that she needs to look after you and not the other way around. You won't have to look so much out for her because she will never loose you of sight.

2. Go into the garden, spread some doggie food on the ground, let her out, go to the doggie food, point at it and go "Uhmmmm, good food" Make chewing noises. Do not call her or anything, just keep doing chewing noises and saying uhmmm until she comes and sees that you, her leader has found food for her. You are her hero. She will never leave your side, because you are a good provider

Do these exercises regularly the first year of her life and you will have a faithful attentive dog for the rest of her life

Good luck!

07-08-2005, 11:00 PM	#5
kewtee Donating YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Skagen, Denmark Posts: 769	Don't overuse her name - only call her with her name if you want her to give you attention. What you need to know is - dogs don't use names - they don't understand the meaning of a "name". Their name should be used to get their attention. If she is already at your side and you want her looking at you because you want to make her sit, lay down or whatever, use her name. (And don't forget to praise and treat) If you need to call her to you, train her with a different word. Say "here" when she is close to you and if she looks at you praise her and give her a treat. Do this a lot of times during a few days. (Do NOT walk up to her and do this, she has to be near you already) Then when she is a little further away, say "here" and if she comes towards you praise her but do not give her the treat before she is right in front of you The trick about training is to ONLY give the dog the treat when they are doing the right thing, not when they are almost doing it. IE "sit" must only be rewarded when the dog is actually sitting, and it is not allowed to get up because it gets a treat. But that's another story. Another thing which is a very good leader exercise (ok, I'll give you 2) 1. Be the only person in the house or the garden and then hide from her. Do not look at her, call her, say anything or give her chance to find you without looking for you. She WILL look for you trust me - it may take some time but she will. When she finds you give her the treat and praise her. Do this a few times every day and soon she will have learned that she needs to look after you and not the other way around. You won't have to look so much out for her because she will never loose you of sight. 2. Go into the garden, spread some doggie food on the ground, let her out, go to the doggie food, point at it and go "Uhmmmm, good food" Make chewing noises. Do not call her or anything, just keep doing chewing noises and saying uhmmm until she comes and sees that you, her leader has found food for her. You are her hero. She will never leave your side, because you are a good provider Do these exercises regularly the first year of her life and you will have a faithful attentive dog for the rest of her life Good luck! __________________ Mette - proud mother of Kali - 6 lbs, born on March 18th 2004 Mare - 4 lbs, born on January 28th 2005 Last edited by kewtee; 07-08-2005 at 11:03 PM.