Does your dog come when called?????

[suz]

Originally Posted by everestgirl

I don't like the unswer in this thread at all
i hope my yorkie will come when i call him.

My biger dogs always do that....inetersting why it's not the same with yorkies. They maybe small but not stupied at all.

I don't think anyone on here was saying that their Yorkies were stupid!!! Maybe a bit bull-headed, a bit independant, but in NO WAY Stupid!! Heck, they've all of us trained pretty well.
Suz

[SnowWa]

Thank you all so much for your replies!!!!

It is obvious that the general consensus is that they come -- but only if they feel like it.

Not one of the small dogs in my neighborhood will come when they are called. The owners are always out doing everything in the world to catch them.....we all pitch in all the time.

BUT - the larger breeds come in a second..they have done it since they were puppies and never even needed to be trained to do so.

********* Anyway (in the house) I am working with a whistle and "chicken." My house is large and no matter where he is - he comes like a little bullet when I blow the whistle. Summer is coming and we'll soon be going outdoors - this is why I'm working hard to train him now. I sure hope it works when we go outside.

I'm a little afraid though that some of the squirrels and quail, etc., around here will be far more enticing to him than a piece of "chicken." But we will soon find out.

Carol Jean

Thanks again for so many replies.

[michiko]

Guinness comes right away..

[Paisleypup]

This is a cute one Carol Jean. Congratulations on your new training techniques. Sounds about right to me. Kips obedience training really means, "come running, flip over, roll, and play peekaboo out of the corner of her eyes" until she gets her treat. The 'sit' thing is a waste of time to her...she knows I'll cave in and give her the cookie anyway.

[wenkebach99]

My little girl never comes to me when i call her. When she was little she would run from me and when i caught her i would rub her belly and say good girl. I know that sounds un orthadox but now she never runs from me when i call her she will lay down and roll over on her back waiting for me to rub her belly. I guess when i say Sassy come her she associates that with a belly rub, hehe. She is a brilliant little dog and knows about 17 tricks but i could never teach her to come!!

Melinda and Sassy Little

[deb4air]

HAHA I am so glad i read this thread ..i would of got all flustrated with my baby ..but shes just being a Yorkie ,,,hahahaha And she does Sit ..giggles ..if she feels like it!

[skingstone]

snickers comes even in a whisper.....I was downstairs in the bathroom and kids were asleep so I whispered....snickers...and boom there he was! He always comes.

[onelovelylynn]

Originally Posted by oversharer

Lain does this too. We call it Catch Me If You Can, she'll let you come within a couple feet, but if you try to grab her, she darts away.

Here's my secert for Lain. She will do any thing for the ball and follow it wherever it may go, so I just get one of the many tennis balls lying around, bounce it a couple times, open the back door and toss it in the house. She runs right after her and bang, before she knows it the door is shut and I'm back to drinking my coffee. I'm just as tricksy and she is!

That made me smile I was wonderin what kind of trickster I was when I throw Pennys toy inside the doorway, now I know Im not the only one...

It is truely the only way to get her inside, food does not work, treats do not work, and she can out run me all day long...

[lucyxp]

Coco comes to me, yea when he does feel like it...or when he feels that I'm being 'nice.' He just follows me around more than he listens when I give him 'commands.' Of course, when I have a treat in my hand..he does listen...but I don't want him to be doing that and getting spoiled by the treats.

[AsCeNsIoN]

In my world............ Mitzi calls, and I come running!! LoL!

[BabyFidgette]

Originally Posted by AsCeNsIoN

In my world............ Mitzi calls, and I come running!! LoL!

You are SOOO funny!! I thought I was a comedian!

[rrosenberry]

Well I worked on this last night for about 20 mins. I had to put on his leash, which he still will not come right up to me, and when I give him slack, he'll come up, but when you go to pet, or touch him, he backs up. It is so frustrating. And without a leash forget it.
On a brighter note. I did teach him to shake, I tried that thinking if he'll let me shake his hand, he'll have to come. SO we got the shake down.
Take the training leash off,, no come, so can't get close enough to shake. UGHHH! Is it just me??

[iowarobin]

Baxter will only come when called when he A) feels like it B) when there is a treat involved. By the way, wanna bone works well for me when they won't come in C) when I call my cocker spaniels name after trying to catch Baxter. He likes to be the center of my world and wont let the cocker come between us. Works every time!

[AsCeNsIoN]

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

You are SOOO funny!! I thought I was a comedian!

LoL! Thanks

It's the dogs fault honest. Before we got her, my other half used to poke me to see if I was breathing

You are FUNNY!! I'm just telling dog stories, I guess that makes Mitzi the funny one

[Tiger's Mom]

Originally Posted by Jan L.

Wow. Are Yorkies supposed to come when called?
Mine will depending on 1) If they are not busy 2) If they feel like it.3)If they think there's something in it for them ie: treat,hugs,new toy ect.

That's like my Tiger . . . if I call him as I need to wipe him down, he won't ever. I have to go get him. But if I say come lets play . . oh boy, is he eager to please! And yes, they will do anything for a treat!