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Old 05-28-2006, 05:30 PM   #6
MyTrixie143
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Try figuring out what motivates her, a toy, treat, praise and use that to train her. How old is she?? When they are puppies they have a very short attention span so you may not get in more than 5 minutes at a time. Always keep things positive and always end in a postive way.
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t helps with alot of puppies or dogs to first get them to pay attention to you first before you give her a command, after all if she is not paying attention she won't know what you are telling her to do.

You can try the look at me command to get her to pay attention. You start off at her level and using a treat or toy that she loves, put it right in front of her face and then move the treat up to your face saying "look at me" or "pay attention". This will mean that she will follow the treat and will be looking at you paying attention. Only keep her looking at you for a second and then reward and praise. Keep repeating this and start having her hold her gaze at you a little bit longer each time and a little bit futher away, unless you don't mind coming down to her level and staying there. Remember to keep the practice short and end in a positive note.

Once she masters this command it will be easier to teach her other commands as you will now know that she will pay attention to you when you ask her to.
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