Training A Stubborn Dog To Come

Training a stubborn dog can be frustrating i ve worked with dozens of pet owners who feel like they re on the losing end of a battle of wills with their canines and i ve had several difficult to train dogs of my own over the years.

Training a stubborn dog to come. Why let the dog think that come is a multiple choice request. How to train a stubborn dog. Eventually you stay still while the dog approaches on command and even a stubborn dog has learned to come. As a dog trainer i hear expressions like my dog is stubborn or my dog refuses to listen to me on a weekly basis.

In my 15 years of training i ve not yet run into a stubborn or hard headed dog. A common training mistake is to recall the dog put the leash on and go home. In this video i talk about how to work through stubborn behaviors speeding up commands and redirecting negative behaviors. As you are running hold a treat at the dog s nose level to serve as a lure.

Let him get interested in something and then call bobbie come in an upbeat voice while running backward away from the dog. Reward your dog each time they come to the person who called them. Dogs will likely learn to view recall as a sign. Take advantage of this latent instinct with the counter intuitive action of backing away from the dog.

With the right encouragement the dog will move toward you allowing you to label the action of closing the distance as come. My dog is so stubborn he knows better he s just hard headed usually the owner who says these words is frustrated with his dog because the dog s not listening. To train a stubborn dog use special high reward treats to reward it when it does something you want like boiled chicken string cheese or a chicken hot dog. Follow my other videos here.

Teaching come begin with the dog on a six foot lead. I went with the example of coming across another dog during a walk and ignoring your commands to stop but if you re dealing with a stubborn dog you know that they show it in many different ways. It can be refusing to come in from the backyard or get off furniture.