How To Train Your Puppy To Come

Training a recall - calling your puppy or dog to come - is a basic training command you should learn and master, as it not only makes your life easier, it also helps to control your canine’s behavior and may even save their lives, especially puppies.

Puppies are naturally curious and overly playful and can get into trouble if not constantly supervised. Just about anything can tempt a puppy to run around and possibly, into an oncoming traffic before it can be stopped.
 
A recall can help prevent this possible problem from a distance.
 
Let’s face it, puppies can run faster than we could, so there’s no way to catch him. In fact, chasing a puppy is a racing game you’ll rarely win.
 
But for many people of us, we always end up chasing them all over the place, shouting their name as we try to get them to obey us. Usually in vain.
 
Therefore, to be able to get them to come by simply calling and stay safely within reach - without a leash – will do much to protect them keep you from getting tired and frustrated.
 
But do you know that it's easy to train a dog to come every time when called and you can do it too. But just like anything else, you need to know how.
 
Fortunately, there are some very simple and logical steps that you can take when training your puppy to come. Otherwise, you’re going to end up frustrated very quickly.
 
So here is one of the most important steps.

Do not chase your puppy!

You read that right. Don’t chase your puppy if he doesn’t come.
 
Never chase your puppy unless it is a matter of life or death because it will condition them that running away is okay and we all know that it’s not. Resist all temptation to chase your puppy around when training him a recall.
 
If there are to be any chasing done, it should be by the puppy and you have to be the one who is being pursued. Many dogs which have been conditioned to being chased will immediately bolt away if you call them.
 

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For example, you may say “come here Boxy”. Then your Boxy gives you that “look” and is off around the yard as fast as he can go. 

This is NOT a good regardless of how “cute” it appears. That’s because he’s been conditioned to being chased when he didn’t come as a puppy. So he runs away today!
 
How did it all started?
 
It goes something like this. You call your puppy and he runs the other way, so now you move closer to them while calling their name, and he runs the other even faster.

And that’s where the mistake is because you are now chasing your puppy.
 
One minute you were training your puppy to come and in the next minute you were chasing him all over the backyard. Yep, it can and does happen that quickly.

So what do you do?
 
The best way to stop this from happening is to not encourage it in the first place when he is still a puppy. Teach him that running away is not an option. Sounds simple but so many people do it differently.
 
The first thing is to keep your puppy on a long line until you are sure that he will respond to you. That’s it, pretty straightforward. If he refuses to come when you call him, then you should not let them off.
 
Secondly, understand how to turn around, walk away from your puppy and call them so that they then come after you!
 
If all this all sounds so simple in theory, that’s because it is. You call your puppy and they come to your feet, then you reward them and that should be it.
 
The Recall!
 
ONLY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW!
 
This is nicely demonstrated by Doggy Dan in the video below during one of his puppy class at the park. To watch the video, CLICK BELOW;
 
Training a puppy to come at a park
 
Getting your puppy to come after you is easy when you know the trick behind it. As you can see in the video, it really works. No chasing, no screaming (or cursing…lol) and the puppy happily comes running to you.
 
Unfortunately very few of us are shown these steps when we go to that puppy classes. 

However Doggy Dan’s website shows you everything you could want to know about raising an obedient dog. In fact he has a video diary of his 1 year old dog Moses from 8 weeks of age showing you exactly how to train him.
 
Raising a puppy doesn’t have to be difficult. You just have to get the right advice from the right people. If you’ve been looking for help to train your puppy or stopping many unwanted dog behaviors then my recommendation is this...
 
Don’t waste any more time or money on other trainers or books. Get real value for money and find a dog training method that works.
 
If you are interested, then simply take a look at The Online Dog Trainer, Doggy Dan's video website by CLICKING HERE
 
It’ll be the best decision you’ll ever make for yourself and your furry friend!