Teaching a dog to come is one of the most basic commands for dogs that all dog owners should know. Once you master the skills, your dog can be your friend and playmate all day long. Here are some dog training tricks to teach your dog to come. Remember that these dog training tricks may not be suitable for older puppies. Some may even react against them.
One dog training trick that is good to start with is called the ‘come-fetch’. This trick requires you to hold a treat in your left hand and your dog on your right shoulder. Your dog will approach you, then you will say the word come and he should come to you immediately. If he doesn’t, you can give him a treat and he will soon learn to come when called.
Another dog training tricks for you to master is the ‘sit-stay-fetch’. In this trick, you will need a treat bag and two doggie treats. You will position yourself such that your dog is facing you and your left hand is by its side. You will call the doggie by name and you will then give the treat bag to him. As soon as he sits or stays, give him the treat.
Then you can begin to learn about other dog training tricks. One that you can try out now is the ‘down-stay’. This trick requires that you lift your dog onto your lap and you bring its rear down to your chest. As you dog starts to stand on your lap, say the word stay and you must hold it there until your dog calms down. You can use the command stay again when your dog is calm.
You can also find many other dog training tricks in the dog training videos that are available these days. They are very entertaining and contain some of the dog training tricks that your dog has probably never heard of before. You can choose how you would like to be taught the dog training tricks using the videos. They are very helpful for people who don’t have time to go into a class with their dogs. You can also find several that cover general dog training and some that only deal with sit, stay, heel, come etc.
A few months back I had to send my dog to a dog training centre because he was running around loose. We were not able to find a dog training centre near our home so we ended up sending him to a boarding school. When we got him home, I was really excited to see that he had trained up well. But I did not expect him to learn all of the dog training tricks that he has since then.
In fact, I am still amazed by how well my dog has grown. It is one dog that gets excited if a stranger comes on the doorstep, but he does not bother much at all when the same stranger comes round after him. This means that I do not have to train him to sit or down as I used to have to. His memory has improved too and I don’t have to spend hours every day training him. He is also trained to be a good dog for anyone to handle, which is a big bonus because he does tend to get aggressive if he feels that a stranger is bothering him.
So if you are wondering how to teach my dog to come, try the dog training tricks that I have mentioned above. If you want to train your dog to do a particular trick then take them with you to the dog training center. Don’t let him become too tired or bored though as that can easily cause him to quit. Once you see that he is enjoying himself, it will be much easier for him to keep practicing and become more comfortable with what you are teaching him.
