ok so she wont "come"
 

whats the deal? if you say come here to her she will run the opposite way....really frustrating and she will purposly hide from you if she thinks shes going into her crate. the more you say "come" the more she wont and if you go find her and say it again she will hide and shrink down??? what gives with this dog? (no treats dont work for this)

Mine does the same thing when im trying to catch her it takes for everr all she does is run when i get close i think she thinks im playing but idk i sure would like to be able to catch her and she would come willingly maybe someone could help us both out! Just letting you know your not alone!!!:D

You have to train her so that she associates "come" with a good thing. Don't tell her to come and then get her in trouble for something she's done, or pick her up and then take her to her crate - She'll automatically associate "come" with being in trouble or put in her crate.

I've heard you're supposed to train them to come by using a leash. Have her leash (or maybe a long string so she doesn't recognize it as walk time and you can put more distance between you and her) attached to her and let her walk away from you, tell her to "come" and gently tug on the leash so she comes towards you. Praise her when she does. Just keep doing this - if treats don't work for her, then you may just have to praise her to no end (Oscar responds really well to praise and that's how I've potty trained him). Just keep working on her, she'll come around!

I agree with Oscar's Mummy's advice. That's how I was told to teach "come". The only other thing we were told is also if there is a time when the dog will come to you naturally, like when you are feeding it or maybe going to get the treats out or whatever, say the command then too. Then reward however you want when the dog gets to you. The dog is already coming so why not take advantage of it.

This is really a big problem for me too. Sawyer will come NEAR me, but not TO me. I don't call him to put him in his crate, or anything else negative; but when I try to pick him up, he runs off and just watches me. He won't even come for a treat, this is really driving me nuts. He has sit, and down under control, until I tell him to sit so I can pick him up. I have to lie on the couch sometimes to trick him in to coming so I can catch him. This is really the only thing he does that I have a hard time dealing with, but it is major! He really is a little IMP!

Gracie is the same way. To her, "come" means "catch me if you can, mommy!". Next Saturday, we learn "come" at puppy school. Yipee! I will try to post and share what I learned. Until then, I will keep trying to up the ante, make it worth her while to come.

Sawyer's Mommy,

First, if you have been using the word "come" without success, then when you reteach the command, it would be a good idea to change the word. Sawyer already has a history of ignoring this word. Maybe use here, close, cookies or whatever you choose.

Then, start retraining with Sawyer just a couple of feet from you. Let him see that you have something yummy in your hand. If he isn't coming for treats, you need to up the value of what you use. Maybe a tiny piece of leftover meat or cheese or a cheerio. As he starts toward you to get it, saw your cue word "close" or whatever. Repeat a bazillion times but only say your cue word as he is coming toward you, not before. When he gets to you, he gets a party - the treat, petting, loving, "you are the best puppy ever! you are soooo good!" in an excited voice. Make it fun.

Only when you feel 100% confident that he will come, can you start saying "Sawyer, close!" before he starts to come. Repeat a bazillion times. Then, you can gradually start doing it where the treat is nearby but not visible. If sucessful, you can gradually start lengthening the distance that he has to come.

The trick when teaching the command is to NOT use it if you don't think he will respond. You don't want him to develop a history -again - of refusing the command.

Make sense?

:aimeeyork I use "come" in the house. I also use "go to bed" for time out and they all will go sit on the bed until it's time to get down. Outside I use "UP". They can be half way across the yard and if I yell "up" they'll run straight for my feet and stand ready to be picked up, no Yorkie circles or jumping. If I tell them "it's time for the toes" :eek: they'll climb up on the couch and flop on their back's to get their nails trimmed. I don't fight them for nail trimming. I start when they're puppies and they learn to relax and enjoy their trim time. It even worked with Maggie when she came to us when she was 2.
Ok, I just read what I wrote. Obviously I spend way too much time talking to the dogs!!!!:animal-pa

:eyetearss :eyetearss :eyetearss OMG!!! ... I have GOT to see pics of Yorkiemom55's furkids lying toes up on the couch!!!
(By the way Yorkiemom55, .... my daughter bought a new car in Muskegon this past week... )

Oscar's mommy is right .

Thanks for a good suggestion. I will try to use a different word, and only when he is coming closer, and only if I feel he will respond. I use cheese now, and he loves it, but obviously not enough. I will try something else. This is such a great site, and everyone is so helpful. I love being part of this family. Here is a picture of my little imp. Sherry

;) I forgot to mention that my Maltese, Jack, would not come to me unless I called "Cookie". :cool: He never got a cookie for coming to me I don't call them cookies, they're "treat's". He just liked the word cookie.:animal-pa

He is lovely . I love the first picture .

I was totally freaking out.
 

Hi,
I have the same issues and problems about asking my doggy to come to me,wee, yesterday,me and my husband decided to have dinner out at around 6:30pm wee ofcouse its getting dark.as i opened the door(It wasnt even open that much)my yorkie was so quick to run out of the house and well,we have to chase her all over the neighborhood. Me and my husband tried to call her be saying come and as the more you call her the more she runs away.
y husband freak out and was so angry that he threw his flashlight on the street as he told me thats it.imagine this,I have to chase her for 30 mins plus im nine months pregnant and is due this week.She was about to be hit by a car twice yesterday because it was so dark and plus she is tiny.we cant see her as well because of her color,good thing she has a bell in her collar.she even run off the highway and I just watch her with frustration while i cried and thought that that was the end of her life...luckily our neighbor was walking her dog,and for some reason Aiko(my yorkie)loves to play with other dog,this dog was gigantic(great dane)but he sure did save my Aiko coz she went to the dog without fear and my husband finally caught her.not to mention my husband almost have heart attack chasing her.lol bad dog!!!! bytheway,it isnt the first time she tried to run away,what can i do?I just put a leash on her everytime she needs to go,but sometime she finds her way out and the moment she gets the chance she wont come back.im sooo frustrated with her.I fear that one day she might be in big danger.please help..

Have you considered hiring a personal trainer to come out to your home and work with you and your baby? Another option and one that I am considering is sending baby off to "boot camp". It is a 3 week training away from home. You send your dog there to get trained. When done, they train you to keep your dog responding obediently. It is expensive, but no more expensive than replacing a Yorkie because it got hit by a car.

I guess this must be a Yorkie thing, this not coming when called, and going the oposite direction! I have the same problem with Pip, at first it was very frustrating, because my previous dog, a Boxer ALWAYS came when I called. After reading this forum for a while, and seeing a previous post earlier on to stop using the word "Come", and use another word, (thanks FirstYorkie), I can say it's working. Now I say, "Comon", kinda running the two words together. I also have a treat in my hand to reinforce it. I've also found out that as long as I stand there and look at her, she won't come. In the dog world, a direct stare in considered challenging, and to a submissive animal, a cue to NOT approach. I stopped looking at her when I told her to come to me, and believe it not, she would come to me. This did not work all the time, kinda depends on her mood. If she was wanting to play, it wouldn't work. To get her, then, I would just turn around and walk away. She'd be right on my heels then. I'd walk to where ever I wanted her, bend down give her a treat, saying "comon, then pick her up. Bottom line, if one method doesn't work, find something else.

About the running outside thing....before I open a door, I give Pip the "stay" command. I hold my hand up in a "stop' position, and say 'stay'. Whenever I open the door, I always tell her stay, so she won't run out the door. I've read too many posts here on the forum about the dogs running out, and getting in the streets sometimes resulting in tragedy! I make a show of going out the door and looking around. I'm alpha, I'm supposed to take care of her by making sure it's safe for her to go out. Once I see it's safe, I say, "OK", and it releases her to go outside. Out here it's not so much the traffic that's a problem, but stray neighbor dogs, some of which are pit bulls. Need I say more? I will even use the "stay'' to pick her up when she wants to play. She might want to run from me, trying to play, when I say "comon", but she knows that "stay" means business and don't move.

I've found Yorkie's much different than Boxers to train, much more challenging, lol. It can be done, tho, with lots of patience.:thumbup:

Hello My Friends I'm New And From Quebec (gatineau)
 

I'M WAITING FOR MY NEW ARRIVAL. I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER YORKIE, 9 WEEKS OLD. I BOUGHT HIM FROM MONTREAL. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIS LITTLE FACE. I DON'T KNOW VERY MUCH ABOUT THERE TRAINING, BUT I READ THAT YORKIES DON'T LIKE TO STAY ALONE,SO IF YOU MAKE BELIEVE TO LEAVE, THEY WILL COME TO YOU. I DON'T IF IT WILL WORK, BUT IT A TRY...:) GOOD LUCK:animal36

We just learned come yesterday in puppy school. Tetley was already pretty good with it since I always used it in a positive manner, but it helped to have the 'right' way of teaching it explained:

First the dog must be able to respond to their name. From a few feet away, call the dog's name, and when he looks at you, bend over slightly and bounce backwards. This looks like a play invite to a dog and they will run to you. As they are running towards you, say 'come' (or whatever word you need to use - as Firstyorkie said). Have them sit and give the treat. It is very important to make them stop and sit otherwise they might just keep running right on past you. :rolleyes: The key here is to associate 'come' with the action of running towards you. Timing is everything. ;)

Another thing I do as a game to reinforce coming as a good thing is that my husband and I sit in different rooms with handfuls of treats, and take turns calling Tetley back and forth. He loves this game, but he tries to get ahead of us and automatically run back to the other person once he's got a treat! :rolleyes: He doesn't get one unless he's called.

Mine does the same thing!!!!! Very bizarre! I did manage to teach her a lesson this weekend ... she refuses to come when I want to put her in her harness. My Shih Tzu comes right up and sits still and even lifts her front left paw so I can put the harness on easily. But Abbie, my Yorkie mix, wants to go so badly but just cannot bring herself to come up for having the leash / harness /and / or collar put on. She expects me to chase her. I won't do that... So I told her "then you can just stay home". So I took my Shih Tzu out the door, and told Abbie she has to stay home. Boy, you should've HEARD the crying after I shut the door and left Abbie behind!!!!!!!! Me & my Shih Tzu Jade went on some short errands and came directly home. Abbie was so thrilled to see us, and guess what??????????the past 2 days she's come up to have me harness her willingly. Uh huh........! Just like kids, you must make the "punishment" something they'll remember.

Oh and I've also practiced "Abbie, Come" using hot dogs as incentive.