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Training: Come & Stay. I am at my wits end with the Come, Sit& Stay training. any suggestions? My baby is very smart, he has pickked up really fast on all the other tricks, Sit, Laydown, Paw, Other paw, Army Crawl, Piroette (a little jump spin) and stand up. He WILL NOT roll over.. My quess is it's too submissive for him.. He is getting pretty good and NO too. (im actually shocked but I think the penny can did the trick) Sometimes he comes but not when its important, just when he wants to.. and he will not stay whato ever.. HELP! |
me too I am hoping someone will answer this thread...because we have not had any luck with come and stay, either. The "stay" command is so important--I would like for both of mine to be able to understand and do it! Sounds like you've got a smart baby! |
I may have some input soon. Conner and I start obedience school on July 31st. I suppose this is as much for me as for him. I think I might be scolded because I treat him as a baby - we'll see. I am attending because I was at my wits end with the "come" command. He looks at me like I am crazy. Also, he will not sit or lay down unless he sees the treat. My husband and I call it the "Show Me The Money"!!! |
Teaching Come - use a collar and a leash, have them sit and stay (more on that in a moment) give them a gentle pop on the leash and say 'insert name here come'. Then start running backwards (facing them) praising them as they follow. If you hold a treat down near your calves, they should come right there. As soon as they sit, they get their treat and lots of praise. Bella caught on after a few pops. Teaching Sit and Stay. Tell your dog sit, then stay. I use the hand signals, which is raising your hand up for sit, then placing it in front of their face for stay. Move in front of them and hold the leash up, don't let them move from sit/stay. If they do, tell them sternly no, sit stay. Give them a few seconds, then, while they're still in sit/stay, praise and treat. |
We had come down pat at first. I think Pam (the breeder) worked on it. but now sometimes he won't come. like she said earlier not when it's important only when he wants to come. We'll keep working on it with the suggestions you listed. Thanks. |
>>(im actually shocked but I think the penny can did the trick) Don't want to sound dumb.. What's the penny can ??? Thanks Mari |
The easiest way to teach stay is when you feed them. Have them sit or down a few feet away. Tell them to stay. Hold their food bowl in the air and start to lower it. If they start to get up, raise the bowl back up and start over. Soon they realize they only get their food set down if they STAY where you put them. Think of come as "come get a treat" You ALWAYS, ALWAYS want to reward come. It doesn't matter if your dog just shredded your mail, if you say come, and they come, THEY GET A TREAT. You do not want them to think twice about whether or not they want to come. If you've been working on come and they ignore it, change words and start over. I just yell TREAT or BREAKFAST! Who cares what the word is, you want them to come. |
I am still having the same problem with Natalie, she will come when we do leash training but not if I want to take her outside for potty. Luckily, when she got out from the fence in the backyard my stern tone told her she better listen and she came right back, I was so afraid she would run in the street. What I really wanted to say, be sure "come" is always for something pleasant. Never call them to correct them for doing something wrong or they won't come. Who wants to walk to their own punishment? I think that's why I have such a hard time getting Natalie to go out, wet grass is a punishment to her. Good luck, be consistent and be happy. |
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This is EXACTLY what I was going to post!!! Getting Paddington to sit-stay while I put his dish down is THE BEST thing I ever did with him! He won't even move towards his dish until I say "Okay" now! It is great, because he sits so patiently for everything- whether it's for me to throw a toy, or as I'm walking out the door, he sits and watches me. It also made it much easier to teach him "leave it" and "wait for the treat" (we are working on the one where we put it on his nose....) It has been invaluable for other obedience training exercises we've done, as well. In regards to come, my trainer said that the word "come" is very low in the voice register, and sounds like a scolding word such as "no." She suggested saying "Yippeee!" and clapping like you're happy, because then the dog wants to see what you are so happy about, and they want to be part of the fun,so they come. It's important to always treat them when they come to you, either with a special toy or food, because otherwise they will lose interest in coming to you- they'll only come when you are more interesting than the bird they've chased across the lawn.... -O |
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I like the idea of using a different word than come, Natalie thinks come means "go out in the wet grass", so she ignores me. Luckily if she sneaks out the garage door and I yell NO,she immediately stops and comes back. I guess that must be my danger word. One of the things that my trainer said would help with teaching come is not to pet them unless you have called them. This has been really hard for me and I am not having much luck with it, because I can't resist petting them, but you might. He said they should only get attention on your terms so that you are the one in control. I may change my approach and combine the no petting with a new word when I call them. Poor Natalie, I have tried so many things it's no wonder she doesn't come. |
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