Dog Obedience – 1 Reason You Dog May Not Come When You Call  

January 27th, 2010 @ 7:57 am

If you’re having trouble with the “come” command, here is one possible reason why your dog may not come when you call him. This is a common mistake that many owners make without realizing it.

This mistakes is that if you use the “come” command in both positive and negative situations. It causes the dog to be confused and will sometimes put it in tha back of their head that the word means they are in trouble.

You may think your dog is dumb because he doesn’t come when you call – but he may be very smart! He may just be confused as to what the command actually means. Remember that he only knows “dog language” and you have to teach him yours!

I’m going to give you an example using a short story:

You just got your new dog “Duke” and you start to train him right away. You think that you h ave successfully trained him the basic commands and you are very proud of both you and Duke.

The next day you see Duke chewing on your new pair of shoes and you say, “Duke, come here!” As he comes to you, you scold him for wrecking your shoes. Since Duke is a smart dog, he remembers that “come here” means he is in big trouble.

That night, you try to call Duke in for dinner and you say, “Duke, come here.” He remembers that “come here” means he’s in trouble and runs the other way. You think he isn’t smart, but really he’s just confused!

From this “story” I’m sure you can understand why Duke wouldn’t come for his owner. This may be the cause of your dog’s disobedience… or it could be another reason as well.

Whether or not this is the cause of your dog’s disobedience or not… you still need to figure out what is going on. It could be a mix of a bunch of things or your dog may even think that he is the pack leader… when the truth is that you are!

If you don’t think that this is the reason your dog doesn’t come then you should consider online dog obedience, it’s a great way to cure any dog behaviors that are unacceptable and prevent any others from occurring. I suggest online because you’ll save a bunch of money and grow an unbreakable bond between you and your best friend!

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