Hey Chinalee61! Kipper is also 5 months old and JUST learned to finally come when called. He learned sit, first. I have not tried the stay command yet, but I am glad to be reminded of that by another person's post. I do use the reward system, but I also used the leash and made sure he would respond. He would always look at me with a quizzical cocked little head. I have heard it said that the smarter the dog, the harder to train (they have to decide they WANT to do what you are asking). I have had some pretty smart dogs and I did not necessarily find this to be true. They were all big dogs, though. Are the small ones more stubborn? Maybe so.... |