I have a puppy pit-bull 17 months and we take her to the dog park all the time to play with her friends. She is great with other dogs and people, but she won’t come to us from a distance. Other dogs come right away to their owners. How did they do that? My dog comes in the house, but not outside.
I do not need to go back to square one, my dog listens to me. She knows at least 5 commands.
So no need for the rude comments.
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September 9th, 2010 - 12:04 am
Ok. Try this.
1.Find a Whistle, like a coaches whistle. Make sure it’s pretty loud.
2. Do this step at home:Blow the whisle, give him chicken/treats. Wait for 5 seconds, then blow the whistle again, and give him chicken. Make sure the chicken pieces are pretty big, if you have a large dog. Repeat the Whistle, then give the dog a treat about 10-15 times.
3. Then go to a large field/dog park, and let him off the leash. Let him run around. Then whistle, and give him the treat when he comes back. Do this at least 5-10 times while at the dog park.
4. Make sure to give him a treat EVERY time he comes to you, when you blow the whistle. Once he has mastered this, You should be able to trust him more.
5. Also, eventually, once your dog understands that the whistle means come back.(After doing step 3 for 1-2 months) You can start giving the dog praise, and only treats every other time he comes back. Eventually you will be able to get him where he will just come back to you with the whistle, and no treats at all!!
Good Luck!
September 9th, 2010 - 12:04 am
It sounds like you need to go back to square one with the dog on training it to come. It probably comes to you in the house because there is nothing else getting it’s attention and you might have a treat!
Try using a long training lead outside and start with a short distance – then start calling the dog, and when it comes, give it a small treat. Give it a longer length and let it roam some, then repeat. Keep practicing with longer and longer lengths. While lots of dogs can’t resist the urge to run when off leash and will never be able to be off leash outside safely, training like this should help when calling her at the park – don’t forget to bring some treats with you there, as well, after working on the training lead to reinforce the training.
September 9th, 2010 - 12:04 am
ok this is very simple……get a whistle or clicker go to a fenced area and make her believe that whistle/click means treat get a long long leash hold the leash or make someone hold the leash blow or click the whistle/clicker everytime for about 5-10 minutes then try it in your back yard or closed area dont take the leash if you want now try blowing the whistle or clicking the clicker if she came HURRAY if she didnt get her on the leash and repeat the first process then keep repeating it over and over again and i guatantee u this will work GOOD LUCK
September 9th, 2010 - 12:04 am
All dogs are a bit different. What works for one dog won’t work for others. I have a somewhat of the same problem as you. My dog easily comes for me in the house but outside she only comes so far before wanting to play chase or keep away.
While outside or at the dog park practice calling to her to come. When she comes up pet her and stroke her neck. She must let you do this for awhile before you give the treat. Give the treat and then let her go run around with her dog friends.
Do this throughout your stay at the park. Beckon her while you stand near the exit. Call to her while you’re at a bench. You get the idea. Make sure that she doesn’t hesitate coming to you no matter where you’re standing. Don’t let her associate you calling to her at the exit as meaning that it’s time to leave.
If she’s still hesitant about coming to you even if you have food, then try kneeling down with your back to her. Call her name, and she should come over to investigate. Once she’s near stroke her and give her the food.
At some point you want to make the food reward a random event. After 3 or 4 or 5 calls for her to come to you don’t give her the treat. Pretty soon the reward should only be given after she’s successfully come to you a few times. In this way you build up a gambler’s instinct in her. She’ll internalize the come command as a way to bank up a chance for a big reward.
Hope I’ve explained this well for you. If your dog isn’t enticed by food rewards then I’m not sure what you can do. I’ve never worked with a toy as a reward before.
I’m still working on this with my 1 1/2 year old Poodle. And we’re nearly there. It’s hard to get her to stop playing 100% of the time. With maturity I hope it won’t be a problem at all for her.
Good luck.