Need some HELP!
 

okay well Gracie is 4 months and i love her so much but there is one thing that needs to change now! her not coming when called!!! i just spent 45 mins trying to make her come in side trying everythinggg!!! she is only loose when ever im going outside for something real quick or if she runs out when we walk out to do something! i dont want to have to alwaysss keep her on her leash i like her to be able to run freely but if she wont come back in when its time it just wont work! im getting so frustrated b/c lately this has been happenening everytime ! Reallly really need some help with this so any advice is much needed!!!! Thanks!!!:(

are you sure she can hear ok ??

mabey try a treat when you call her.

yep positive she even stands at the door and when i tell her to come in she runs! she listens in the house n comes when called and hears when ppl get here so thats not it!

tried treats

a dog trainer thingy I got says you have to teach them to come to you no matter what their interested in and be consistent. By getting some of your favorite treats and start with them coming up to a couple of feet of you and give them a treat, then make them come up to you and as soon as they do give them a treat. then let them get a little further away and interested in something and then call them and it says yu need to do this for 10-15 min a day working up till they come no matter when you call them, by being consistant everyday. I have to admit, I started trying it and Kizzy was doing real well then we got the yard fenced but before if I let her run free and she wouldnt come all I had to do so far is get on my golf cart and just take off and then i have to stop as she flew back up to ride the golf cart. I stop and she jumps on and and I go ahead and ride her for a round or two between the house and the lake, (which isnt far) then I pick her little but up and bring her inside. She will not jump from the golf cart usually when I stop because she wants to ride some more. So I love my golf cart now more than ever.

thx Any one else???

I feel your pain...I go thru the same thing with Sadie. She's almost two & I haven't been able to solve that problem yet.

oh my gosh that worries me! lol! ah definately is not making me feel to good about this situation!!:(

I would definitely not let them out of a fenced yard until they know to come when called. Too scary!! :eek:

I had a hard time teaching Tatum "come" also until I went to training classes with her. We started out walking on a leash and making sure they stayed right beside us. When you do that exercise, you keep treats in your hand and give them one every few steps as long as they stay by your side. That took no time for her to catch on to. Then every few steps or so we were told to stop and let the dog get ahead of us then say "come". Right at first, it was necessary to give a little tug on the leash and kind of pull her back but every single time you did that, you gave a little treat. Honestly, it took no time at all for Tatum to grasp it and now she comes about 99% of the time I tell her to. The key here is treats, treats and more treats. When we were in class, I used a hamburger patty broken into teeny tiny pieces and every single time she was told to do something and she responded, she got a piece. The come command really needs to be started with the dog on a leash until they get the basics of it.

Have you gone to any puppy/dog training classes? The most important part of these classes is for YOU to learn the correct way to teach your dog. Once you get the hang of it, you can train them to do other things. The only thing I was able to teach Tatum myself (before classes) was to sit. I learned so much valuable stuff at the classes though.

Good luck!

all i have gotten gracie to do myself is sit too! she has not been to any training classes or anything im not sure how expensive that would be!

I'm sure all areas have different prices. Our class was sponsored through our town's Community Education program. This was just a trainer that offered to do the class for the program. I think it cost $60 for the 6 weeks. There's no way without a personal trainer working one-on-one with you and your dog that you can teach the dog everything you want to. What you're going to learn though in a group setting is the tricks of HOW to train your dog yourself. Like I said, I learned a lot from her and if I took the time, I know Tatum could learn a lot more also. In fact, this weekend I taught Tatum how to catch a little frisbie (one of those soft doggy ones) with just about 15 minutes worth of repetition. Usually our Aust. Shepherd is in the yard too and if you throw it she always wants to chase it but she was away working cattle with my husband so I got some one-on-one time with Tatum. Giving a treat every single time she made an attempt to catch it worked wonders! Basically, the trick is just for you to learn how to train them.

oh that is a very reasonable price i just cant pay more then like 100 does anyone know where to look for classes? i know they have them at petsmart but not sure about anywheres else?

Bree finally learned by being on a retractible leash. If I called her and she didn't come, I lightly tugged on it to get her attention. Now she just comes about 95% when I call her unless she sees the neighbor dog outside and she wants to sniff her through the fence. I hardley ever have to have her on a leash now.