Dog Health Questions: Dog training question.?

I want to train my dog to come to a whisle so that when i take her camping i can let her off of the leash

How do i train her to come when i whisle
(i bought a whisle)

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Same way you teach her to come when you call her name. Call (or whistle) and teach her that when she comes she gets a treat. Keep her on a leash so not coming is not an option. Probably best to start indoors where there's few distractions. After she's learned this, progress to outside, with a longer leash. Praise her extravagantly when she comes, but don't let her NOT come.

Keep in mind, though. If your dog isn't very obedient she won't become any more obedient just because you have a whistle.

There's nothing wrong with using a whistle, but it sounds like you want to let her roam great distances where a whistle will be necessary to call her back. Again, nothing wrong with this, but I'd ever only trust the most highly trained dog to let have this freedom. Even then, he can get into some trouble with wild animals (from skunks to bears to deer) so I don't think I would trust my dog too far from me, even if I do trust him offleash.

If you have a dog of certain breeds, such as a hound, be especially careful letting them off-leash. These breeds can get carried away with the sights and smells and get lost without meaning to.

I strongly recommend the video Really Reliable Recall for teaching a rock-solid "come" command (or whistle).

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• I'm no expert, but......... assuming you already know the basics of animal training - consistency, etc. - ..... tie a fairly long and light rope to its collar (40 - 50 feet). Have your dog stay while you walk to the end of the rope. Then blow the whistle in a single, always-the-same way. If it comes to you without further training (and this could happen!), you are home free. (Get mad about the money you wasted on the rope later!) If it doesn't come to you, wait 10 or so seconds and blow the whistle again. This time gently pull on the rope, making it come to you, without any side trips or hesitancy. Do this about a dozen times, or until it will come to you without being pulled. If after a dozen tries, it still does not freely come to you, quit for a couple of hours before trying again. Do this twice a day until the dog comes to you, without fail and without pulling on the rope, for at least 2 sessions. Then, try it without using the rope at all. You should be all set at this point. HOWEVER, you must call the dog using the whistle - as opposed to the more convenient "Rover, come!" - at least once a day for at least a week, then every other day for a week, then every third day for a week. Use the whistle thereafter once (only) every third or fourth day just to keep the pooch programed. Remember that the smartest dog is only about as smart as a retarded two year old. When the dog responds to the whistle even when it is out of sight, it is ready for a camping trip. Hope this helps. Good luck!!


• BLow the whistle and say come. Give her a treat when she comes. Keep doing this, except sometimes blow the whistle without saying come. Eventually get to the point where you are only using the whistle.


• Don't start with the whistle first. What you want to do is when she comes to you on her own, praise her and give her treats. (Best to start inside w/out distractions, add distractions inside, then outside, then outside with a lot of distractions. . . .you must build up slowly).
  
  Once she starts coming to you, add the whistle AS she is walking/running, etc. She will soon associate the whistle with the praise and treats she gets when she gets to you. Eventually you will be able to whistle and she'll recognize that means come.
  
  What you don't want to do is punish her when she gets to you late or when you find her. She will then associate coming to you or being found by you as punishment.
  
  You can even use different whistles to signal different things. Have fun and your dog will have fun too!


• Well. First try using the whistle, maybe she'll come to it without training. It that doesn't work, stand a few yards away from your dog and using the whistle, also motioning for her to come. She'll eventually get the idea. Reward her and move back from her further and further, rewarding her each time she comes to the whistle. When she starts to respond quickly, try just using the whistle and not motioning for her. Soon enough your dog will come whenever she hears the whistle blow.