[susan lynn]

Originally Posted by mwatson6

Run-away doggies usually run from their master because they aren't ready to go back inside yet. They know that COME means, "Come here, we're finished being outside and it is time to go back to boring inside". One way to get past this is, call your dog to you several times, each time give a treat, a little good doggie party, whatever. Then let the dog run off and continue playing and sniffing. He'll never know which COME is the final one. I saw this on TV today and tried it on my dog. It worked first time. I had her come to me four or five times, each time a treat was included. When we were ready to go, I called her to me, she came wagging up, ready for a treat. I picked her up, gave a good treat, went inside, gave another good treat. She was good. It worked!

Thanks, I will try the treats. I also have a male but I have no problem with him. Tessie is the wild child. She definitely likes treat so I am going to work harder with her. The trainer at Petsmart said she is one of her most stubborn students. I think she learned that from my 15 year old son.