Come is an extremely important command. What's weird with Duchess is that she does the same thing in the house. However when the leash slip out of my hand and she took off running, I yell "Duchess come" in the most serious voice (while chasing after her) and she actually stop and came back to me.
Even though I was happy she obeyed me, I am still not comfortable and feel she definitely needs more training. When the weather breaks, I will take her into a crowded dog park (small dog side) where there are tons of distractions and train her more on the come and stop commands. It is the only place I can practice off leash with her in a safe environment. Training them in the house is one thing but we also need to trained them outside as well with all of the distractions. |