i took my dog down on the leash and started training him to not pull. everything was good and at the beginning of the stairs, i took off his lead so he could walk up by himself. he went up before me and i called him to come. he did. however, he then continued downstairs and went back outside. he found a big bone and ate it all. i tried to get it from him but he ran away. keeping my cool, i knew i couldnt say NO otherwise he'll think coming to me means getting in trouble. i then tried to go all crazy and saying come to excite him. he came halfway, during the whole time i was saying good boy, but he then turned back, uninterested. then i continued to call him but he decided to ignore me. so i tried running away so he would follow. he did. when he came after me i said good boy and opened my arms so he could come but he dodged me
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In my opinion you made a few mistakes. First you removed the lead and let the dog go ahead of you up the stairs. Never let your dog go ahead of you without permission. Simply removing the lead is not permission. If you wanted to permit the dog to go ahead of you upstairs, you should have removed the lead, made him sit and then gave him the go ahead to move forward. Always lead whether it's physically , visually or verbally. Really, you should have led him up the stairs and then removed the lead only after you entered the room.
Second, you tried several different ways to get your dog to come. Which one did you want him to respond to? I guarantee he has no idea now. When he got the bone and you couldn't get him to respond to you, you had two options. Walk toward him, take the bone away and then escort him back into the house or leave him alone until he finishes because you don't want to create a chase game. If you do that, your dog will assume you like to chase him every time he gets a bone in his mouth...not a good thing.
To get your dog to come on command, you must first lead him. When you lead him properly, he will come without hesitating. Be calm, consistent and in control of each of your dog's movements and he will quickly learn what you want him to do. Soon, he'll be looking to you for the next set of instructions.
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- Sounds like you are doing great. The only thing I would suggest is meaty treats so he associates you with a good treat. He will catch on quicker using his food drive.
- You are confusing your dog. You should have said NO and made it very obvious what he was doing was wrong. You trying to get him excited, made it a confusing game to your dog. In the midst of all of this you were actually praising him... while he was still being naughty, its very confusing.
If your dog is doing something wrong, you must make it aware to him that it is wrong with your tone, actions, and words, so he knows its wrong. When the the dog corrects the action, then praise. - Dogs live in the moment so to him he was being good for letting you go to him and him coming to you. You seem to have a great handle on training so I would just keep up all the great work you are doing with him:>)
- Any dog is only as good as the training it gets.
- Sounds like you need some training help. There are some really excellent dog obedience training courses out there that you can use. Be careful though - there are some pretty bad ones too. Here's one I recommend (a ton of people have had success with this one):
http://dogobediencetraining123.com/course - Your dog sounds like my lab/ coonhound mix. He is ten now, which has slowed down his bolting to just out the gate and a couple of houses down and back. But when he was 1, 2 or even 6 years old, these jogs could go on for hours. I tried all the things people say. I made sure he had plenty of exercise, I worked on all sorts of recall exercises on long lines, in the training building, and in fenced areas. I never punished him for coming to me, i even came at him with a raw steak, and he would not give up his freedom. That instinct was just soooo strong. Sounds like you are experiencing the same issue. And the bad thing is, everytime it happens, the dog gets a big pay off for running, which is such a strong reinforcer for him. It is an up hill battle.
Two things finally worked for me. I gave up one time and sat on the front porch where he could see me and cried. He came right away when he noticed. He wanted to see what i was doing and what was wrong. When he came to me, I gave him a hug, hooked him to the long line and played fetch with him for a minute to cheer us both up.
The other thing was by the time he was 2 he was fetching frisbee like a mad dog. That was the only thing that would bring him home. I had to toss the frisbee in the air close to me or in a fenced in yard that happened to be open, but he fell for it every time. (woohoo)
Fetch was my life saver, and maybe even his, as we lived on the corner of a busy intersection.
Good luck.
it is nerve racking. - You did a great job actually! I believe that your dog interpreted the "good boy" for allowing you to approach him because dogs have an immediate action/your reaction time span in their brains. Good work and good luck.
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