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03-27-2006, 12:27 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK
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| Advice Needed Please! Can anyone offer me some advice please? Amy will not always come to me when she is called. When she does come to me ,and i try to pick her up she will run away from me. Also when i try to stroke her on the head she will back off and then try to mouth me. I have tried giving her treats when she does as she is told, but i don't want to have to give her a treat everytime she is asked to do something. Can anyone please offer me some advice on what to do,as i find this so frustrating at times,and that Amy is trying to be the boss. Oh i forgot to mention that Amy is 7 1/2 months old. Thank you. |
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03-27-2006, 12:48 AM | #2 |
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| Bugaboo only comes when called if He feels like it. Same with me picking him up and loving on him. It is pretty much on his terms. He's a spoiled rotten lil monster but I Love him! Maybe it's a little independent stage she is going through right now.
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03-27-2006, 02:55 AM | #3 |
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| At Puppy school they said to only call your pup when you can be sure to reinforce it with something positive,like a treat or a game.If you want to do something they might see as bad e'g a bath, or scold for something ,then go to them.Then they associate you calling with something good.Once this is established,then reward intermittantly or with a mix of verbal and other rewards. Having said that I have found with my pup that she has gone through independent,fearful and just naughty stages! A game of fetch usually appeals though.If you sit on the floor she will probably come to you to sit on your lap when tired and accept pats then.My pup doesn't want cuddles if she would rather run and play. Hope this helps a bit.
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03-27-2006, 11:03 AM | #4 |
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| In addition to sandraj's advice - only say come when you can reinforce it - my trainer says only say come when you are prepared to back it up, ie go and get them. Don't let them practice refusing a come command!!!! Personally, I ALWAYS reward come with a treat. It's such an important command! Now that Joey's pretty darn reliable with it, I may not always have a treat on me. If I don't and I call him to me, he gets effusive praise and "let's got get your TREAT" while we run to go get the treat. There are those who don't believe in frequent treat rewards. There are those who still believe in corporal punishment for noncompliance. I personally see absolutely NOTHING wrong with frequent treats. It works incredibly well for us!
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03-27-2006, 11:08 AM | #5 |
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| Oh, one more thing... As far as the running away again after you have called her to you. Part of the "come" command should always be that you reach down and hold onto her collar. She doesn't get a treat unless you are able to do that!
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03-27-2006, 11:13 AM | #6 |
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| In the yorkie magazine that I have, it says to teach them to come: Start out by running away from them and when they start to follow you say come and give them a treat. When they get good at that, then say come as you begin to run, and when they follow give them a treat. Then say come before you move and gradually fade out movements, and ask him to come when you are standing still. Then it suggests you practice this with several people, each of them armed with treats, and take turns calling him. |
03-27-2006, 11:28 AM | #7 |
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| In the training classes that Tatum and I went to, we started out by walking on the leash where she had to stay close to me and stop when I stopped. The whole way you kept giving little tiny treats. Then after a while, she had us walk the dog and suddenly stop and when the dog looked back you called "come" while backing up a little. Each time a treat was given. After quite a long time of doing this over and over, it was amazing how well Tatum did with this. Teaching this command while they are on leash where you can gently tug while calling (at first) was recommended by our trainer. I had tried teaching "come" on my own and was having no success but this worked great for us. That's been nearly a year since we had those classes and although I don't use the command all that much now, she still responds to it very well. I don't normally have a treat in my hand when I call her but when she comes to me, I lay on the praise thick and promise her a treat as we run inside. "Come" is a tough one for a lot of people.... working very diligently on it should pay off though. And it's SO very important in dangerous situations. It has paid off in a potentially dangerous situation a couple times with us.
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03-27-2006, 11:30 AM | #8 |
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| I have the same trouble with Jack, and after reading some of the replies to your thread I will try some on him. He is very independant.
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