We are just starting to practice the " come" command in our trainning class. Parker does great except during distrations. Parker refuses to work for treats and his big thing is praise.......so I look the complete fool with my over the top praises in class.
The one thing I did teach him way before we ever started a class was to sit at the back door and not go out until given his clue. So many family members go in and out my back door at all times. I taught him sit by my back door, and then when he was in a sit command , I would open the door and tell him wait, and I constantly did this, many times a day. Only after he sat for more than at least 30 seconds, I would reward him and tell him Ok and let him follow me out the back door.
Now if the door opens, he sits and doesn't go out.
Even tho, we live in the country , my back yard is not fenced except with livestock fencing and he can go thur that. He loves to get in my mini donkey pasture and chase them.......grr.
I think we have a long way to go with the " come" command.
__________________ Sherry Mommy to  Oliver Dupree  |