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Lexi's_Mommy · 03-07-2006, 12:04 PM

Inside always, outside only if they see my purse or keys. Heaven forbid I go anywhere without them.

dinkydawgs · 03-07-2006, 12:08 PM

For their very safety...COME needs to be the command they know better than any other. They should ALWAYS want to come. I agree with Muffie's Mom that you should not use "come" until the dog has it mastered and will come everytime unless you are actively training and have the dog on a leash.

You should also never use a harsh voice when you give the "come" command or do it when yo are angry and want to punish the dog in some way for a misdeed. This is a common mistake and the dog learns to associate "coming" with bad things instead of praise and treats. You should always go get the dog in those instances.

You need to make yourself the most appealing thing to the dog, more appealing than that rabbit running across the yard. You have to be all FUN and playtime when you train "come". A solid "come" behavior has saved many a dog's lives.

ARCHIE · 05-05-2006, 11:24 AM

Boy do I feel better. Must be a Yorkie thing. Your all absolutely right, if there is something in it for them they come most of the time. Buddy looks at me like I have two heads when I tell him to come. The word come to him means run as fast as you can in the oppisite direction. I worry if he ever gets off leash outside he won't come when called. If they learn anything come is suppose to be a must and you can understand why. He is so funny most of the time all I do is laugh at him and it is scary how intelligent they really are but yet the word come means everything but!

bchgirl · 05-05-2006, 11:26 AM

Ramsey has the command come...down pat. It's wonderful. Then again, she hates to be alone....so if you're going inside, another room, any where...she wants to COME.

vainchick5 · 05-05-2006, 11:29 AM

Yup Coco knows better than not to come when called. It was hard to master but she's got it down now. Also STOP is a good one.

ARCHIE · 05-05-2006, 11:29 AM

Boy do I feel better. Must be a Yorkie thing. Your all absolutely right, if there is something in it for them they come most of the time. Buddy looks at me like I have two heads when I tell him to come. The word come to him means run as fast as you can in the oppisite direction. I worry if he ever gets off leash outside he won't come when called. If they learn anything come is suppose to be a must and you can understand why. He is so funny most of the time all I do is laugh at him and it is scary how intelligent they really are but yet the word come means everything but!

chachi · 05-05-2006, 11:30 AM

Chachi comes when you call him. Jewels does not.

chele · 05-05-2006, 11:39 AM

Oscar comes when he thinks there is something in it for him and then he still has to think about it. When you say his name he will look at you but sometimes that's all he's going to do. My husband jokes that he's like a cat. He'll be your buddy and your supposed to pay attention to him when he wants and only when he's in the mood.

suninthesummer · 05-05-2006, 03:55 PM

Aaah I feel so much better. Ella has a mind of her own all the time!!
I am trying hard to train her but most of the time she just has better things to do.

I was starting to feel really bad about it. So it is good to know others are having the same troubles.

I agree it is really important... I just need to convey that to her somehow!!

Kizzys Mom · 05-05-2006, 04:29 PM

if their all like mine, they are some of the quickest little dogs Ive ever seen and fast runners. Thats why I usuall always put kizzys leash on to take her out. She wont come if i call her, once in a while she will come for a cheerio but I think thats only if she decides she rather have it than maybe the rock she is playing with. But in the house she does come most of the time when she hears me call her name. unless she just peed the floor then i dont even have to know it but she tells me because she runs the other way or runs and jumps in her bed. Thats because, sometime when she wets the floor, i make her get in her bed and stay for a few minute. I usually just so go get in your bed in a harsh tone and man she runs and hops right in. I laugh to myself.

shelbysmom · 05-05-2006, 05:05 PM

shelby won't come if I say "come"

If I scream "shelby stay" in an emergency she stops in her tracks.

and if I ever say "cookie" she runs to me as fast as she can.

doggieluv2 · 05-06-2006, 05:44 AM

I have a bag with different kinds of treats in it so my dogs never know what they are going to get. I think they like the excitement of what they are going to get this time. But even so, if they are enjoying what they are doing more than they want a treat they won't come either. They always come in the house though--there is nothing that exciting in the house.

03-07-2006, 12:04 PM	#61
Lexi's_Mommy ~GirlieGirls~ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,293	Inside always, outside only if they see my purse or keys. Heaven forbid I go anywhere without them. __________________ Tricia ~ mommy to Alexis, Victoria, & Candise www.TriciaMartinPhotography.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotosbytricia/sets/

05-05-2006, 11:26 AM	#64
bchgirl Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: at da beach Posts: 15,444 Blog Entries: 2	Ramsey has the command come...down pat. It's wonderful. Then again, she hates to be alone....so if you're going inside, another room, any where...she wants to COME. __________________ Deb, Reese, Reggie, Frazier, Libby, Sidney, & Bodie Trace & Ramsey who watch over us www.biewersbythebay.com

05-05-2006, 11:29 AM	#65
vainchick5 YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,588	Yup Coco knows better than not to come when called. It was hard to master but she's got it down now. Also STOP is a good one. __________________ Mommy to Coco and Rocco

05-05-2006, 11:30 AM	#67
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Chachi comes when you call him. Jewels does not. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

05-05-2006, 04:29 PM	#70
Kizzys Mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Al, Heart of Dixie Posts: 581	if their all like mine, they are some of the quickest little dogs Ive ever seen and fast runners. Thats why I usuall always put kizzys leash on to take her out. She wont come if i call her, once in a while she will come for a cheerio but I think thats only if she decides she rather have it than maybe the rock she is playing with. But in the house she does come most of the time when she hears me call her name. unless she just peed the floor then i dont even have to know it but she tells me because she runs the other way or runs and jumps in her bed. Thats because, sometime when she wets the floor, i make her get in her bed and stay for a few minute. I usually just so go get in your bed in a harsh tone and man she runs and hops right in. I laugh to myself. __________________ :Please Pray for our troops and support the USA. Linda

03-07-2006, 12:08 PM	#62
dinkydawgs BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14	For their very safety...COME needs to be the command they know better than any other. They should ALWAYS want to come. I agree with Muffie's Mom that you should not use "come" until the dog has it mastered and will come everytime unless you are actively training and have the dog on a leash. You should also never use a harsh voice when you give the "come" command or do it when yo are angry and want to punish the dog in some way for a misdeed. This is a common mistake and the dog learns to associate "coming" with bad things instead of praise and treats. You should always go get the dog in those instances. You need to make yourself the most appealing thing to the dog, more appealing than that rabbit running across the yard. You have to be all FUN and playtime when you train "come". A solid "come" behavior has saved many a dog's lives.

05-05-2006, 11:24 AM	#63
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	Boy do I feel better. Must be a Yorkie thing. Your all absolutely right, if there is something in it for them they come most of the time. Buddy looks at me like I have two heads when I tell him to come. The word come to him means run as fast as you can in the oppisite direction. I worry if he ever gets off leash outside he won't come when called. If they learn anything come is suppose to be a must and you can understand why. He is so funny most of the time all I do is laugh at him and it is scary how intelligent they really are but yet the word come means everything but!

05-05-2006, 11:39 AM	#68
chele Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: west virginia Posts: 144	Oscar comes when he thinks there is something in it for him and then he still has to think about it. When you say his name he will look at you but sometimes that's all he's going to do. My husband jokes that he's like a cat. He'll be your buddy and your supposed to pay attention to him when he wants and only when he's in the mood.

05-05-2006, 03:55 PM	#69
suninthesummer Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 149	Aaah I feel so much better. Ella has a mind of her own all the time!! I am trying hard to train her but most of the time she just has better things to do. I was starting to feel really bad about it. So it is good to know others are having the same troubles. I agree it is really important... I just need to convey that to her somehow!!

05-05-2006, 05:05 PM	#71
shelbysmom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,394	shelby won't come if I say "come" If I scream "shelby stay" in an emergency she stops in her tracks. and if I ever say "cookie" she runs to me as fast as she can.

05-06-2006, 05:44 AM	#72
doggieluv2 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 50	I have a bag with different kinds of treats in it so my dogs never know what they are going to get. I think they like the excitement of what they are going to get this time. But even so, if they are enjoying what they are doing more than they want a treat they won't come either. They always come in the house though--there is nothing that exciting in the house.