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01-05-2007, 08:06 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Winnipeg
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| Teaching to come when you call their name I'm hoping that someone has advice on how to train our little girl to come to us when we call her name - she's almost 4 months now, is it possible it's too early for her to know her own name? |
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01-05-2007, 08:25 AM | #2 |
Lovin' 2 Girls Donating Member | Have you had her long, or is she a recent adoptee? If you've raised her, then welcome to the My-Yorkie-Won't-Come-When-Called Club. I just posted somewhere else that I think it's in the (secret?) Yorkie Union handbook that they "must remain aloof when called by the humans" It is important to have her attention, in case she's in danger and you need to get her to you quickly. Try treats, or a favorite toy to make "coming" a positive experience. Lots of kisses and praise when she responds correctly. Obviously, you can't feed her just for obeying the rest of her life, so gradually cut out the treats, and just praise her. Doesn't have to be a big fan-fare event, just "good girl for coming" in a soothing, matter-of-fact tone. And then - they STILL don't always come! LOL Good luck.
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01-05-2007, 08:29 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Winnipeg
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| well I'm glad we're not alone on that. She's almost 4 months now, we've had her since she was 12 weeks old, so yes we raised her and oh what a learning experience it is. You're suggestion is what we are currently doing, however if she's playing with her toys or getting into mischief - she just chooses I guess to ignore our calls! |
01-05-2007, 09:05 AM | #4 |
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| Just be careful not to tell her to come and then punish her by locking her up in her crate/ex-pen, or scolding her for soiling the carpet etc. Who wants to come if they know they are going to get a scolding? I have found that with Gracie, "come" when at home means a game of "catch me if you can". I had her at my office the other day and she wandered off to visit my boss. I called her and told her to come, and she came running! I of course had a treat waiting!
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01-05-2007, 09:28 AM | #5 |
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| ah.. come... we finally got it down.. took forever tho... we went to obedience.. the teacher said to put treats in your hand (make sure she knows you have them) my mom would hold layla.. i would go to the other end of the room.. say .. Layla COME.. and she would hightail it to me.. when she got there she got TONS of treats.. the teacher said to overtreat them because COME can save their life... whereas sit is just something yo umight want them to do.... so our family carries around treats in all our pockets and randomly tell layla to come and then dish out the goodies. now we have started to phase out the treats.. good luck.. it's a lot of work but is priceless when you get it down! |
01-05-2007, 09:37 AM | #6 |
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| I have three furbabies, Molly- mom and her two babies almost 5 months old Princeton and Pinky. I have been trying to teach them to come to me in the backyard. We have a good sized fenced backyard and when we go out in it they run in all directions. I am using a clicker so the neighbors do not have to hear me calling them a million times. First, I got them use to the clicker by giving them a treat everytime it was clicked inside the house. So now when we go in the backyard I bring my clicker and treats. Now when I want to go inside I say "come" and "click" the clicker and see them all stop what they are sniffing and run with "joy and enthusium" to me. Yeah! I can not wait to try this at the dogpark. I have read that eventually you can get rid of the clicker and just use their name but there needs to be a reward at the end. I am hoping that reward will be lots of attention from me eventually, maybe in another 6 months...
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01-05-2007, 04:05 PM | #7 | |
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01-07-2007, 01:24 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Antonio
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| Come My 13 yr old wouldnt come to you despite anything. I cannot remember when the last time she would come to us and she has been lost four times now. She wonders off if you aren't watching her when put outside to Go. All my fault of course, it takes her so long to go and I would be off to attend to something albeit close by but she would be gone. We have a 11 week puppy now who has already learned to lay down and jump. Cheerios is what we are training her with. She is so smart. I think the smartest dog Ive owned at this young age. Seeing her lay down is really funny and cute. |
01-07-2007, 01:42 AM | #9 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | Try to make "come" the funnest thing your dog does in life. I took my guy to the park and had a neighbor kid hold him. I walked several paces away and shouted COME in my most animated voice as the neighbor released him. He raced to me, and I rewarded with praise, praise, praise and several tiny treats. I'd do that for 10-15 minutes a day, gradually increasing the distance. Eventually, you can hide from your pup and they'll find you. In obedience, they teach sit-stays. Once you get them in a sit-stay, it doesn't matter how far you walk away from them. The secret is gradually increasing the TIME before you allow them to break and come to you. If your dog won't sit-stay, put one foot on the leash so they can't move. Tell them to stay. After a while, let your foot off the leash and say COME. Always reward with praise and treats. Good luck!
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01-07-2007, 05:33 PM | #10 |
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| Gracie won't come to me unless I have treat in hand either! She has her days when she does very well but then other days she just has selective hearing! I would say try treats also.....that is what has worked best for me as well. Come=Treat If GRacie even hears the "magic word" as we call it she comes a running waiting for a treat. We use CHeerios because we call her quite a bit and we would have one "porky" yorkie if we fed her actual treats!
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01-09-2007, 07:53 PM | #11 |
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| Come when Called Bogey comes when he is called !! It might take you FIRMLY calling him "BOGEY COME HERE !!" But once you call him, you have to follow through & repeatedly call until he comes. Don't stop calling . You cannot let him get by with not coming. If you do your work is in vain !! He will slowly come toward you with ears down most of the time but he does what you ask him to so. Then reward !!
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01-09-2007, 08:19 PM | #12 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | Peeka is 8 1/2 months old he knows stay and come very well but.... Getting him to respond outside is a whole different thing he also thinks come is run from mommy as fast as you can outside. I have to mention i have recently found a great trick Peeka thinks he is a cat so if i say here kitty kitty he will actually respond to that OMG i know!! My neighbors probably think i am nuts not only do i shovel a path in the snow on the grass for him but i call him kitty and chase him down the road in my jammies hahahahahaha.
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