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Originally Posted by us6inks  I am with you on the coming back part. Addie is so happy running down the street and she knows we are chasing her and she seems to think it is a game. It is so frustrating and unsafe. I will continue working on Come, but she literally looks to see if I have anything to give her. She decides then if she wants to come!! AAGGHH! |
When we were in training classes with Chloe, that is one thing we were told was to NOT chase because they do think its a game, and they like playing it.
Dogs "learn" by conditioning. Basically it is teaching them to make a response that is almost instinctual. With anything you're teaching, if the treat or reward is something positive, they kind of "write" it on their brains, and after repeatedly doing it, they will almost not be able to stop themselves from responding correctly.
One thing we were told is that with "come" is that when you say it, they must never be punished otherwise, they will never come.