Brit is an excellent trainer but I'll throw out what my trainer taught us. When wanting them to come, we are supposed to put our left hand down and say "touch". The dog should touch it with their nose, then you give him a treat. This has worked for mine. We don't use the word "come" or "here". They have no idea what that means. They do know "touch".
For "leave it", when they are in a sitting position, I put a treat (or something they really want) in front of them and tell them to leave it. As soon as they leave for just a second or two, they get a treat. Not the treat that you have put down for them to leave. I gradually increased the time to where when I say "leave it" they will. Leave it really helps when they find something on the floor. Hope this helps.
__________________ Jeanie, mom to Buster and Maggie  |