Buster worked with a trainer on the come command and he also suggested using the term here. The trainer has me toss down treats near me and say here as I am saying it. Buster will have to come near me to get the treat so he will always have a positive reinforcement for the command here. As he comes to you more frequently then you could learn the command touch where he has to touch your hand with the tip of his nose before he gets the treat. You have to continually reinforce the command. I found if I saw a behavior I wanted to train that is if I saw Buster laying down at the moment he laid down I would say Down good boy and if I had treats I would give him one. You have to reward right away or they are not sure what behavior they are being rewarded for. One day it clicked with Buster and he understood the word down met lay down. I then was able to work on getting him to lay down on command. And then practice all the time. It is fun and a great bonding experience. |