| Does your puppy leave you exasperated when | | | | better training session. Now surprise and delight |
| you call and call for him to come to you and he | | | | him using an excited voice to call him to you. You |
| doesn't respond? It is important for your puppy | | | | may also pat your knees as you call your puppy |
| to obey your command to come. You may not | | | | to you. |
| know how to teach this to your puppy. That is | | | | 4. Do not trust your puppy will obey your |
| the purpose of this article, to give you direction | | | | command to come to you after only a few |
| for teaching your puppy to come to you on | | | | lessons. Your puppy needs frequent |
| command. Use these teaching tips to train your | | | | reinforcement of these commands to help him |
| puppy to come to you when you call him, before | | | | remember them. |
| something tragic and irreversible happens to your | | | | 5. Do not command your puppy to come to you |
| puppy. | | | | to discipline him for a wrong doing. Puppies forget |
| 1. It is wisest to teach your puppy the "sit" and | | | | their actions almost as soon as they do them. |
| "down" commands prior to teaching him the | | | | Punishing him when he comes to you will confuse |
| "come" command. You will have more control | | | | him. Your puppy will be hesitant to come to you |
| over your puppy from a sitting or lying down | | | | when commanded if he knows he might receive a |
| position for teaching him the come command. | | | | punishment. |
| 2. Teach your puppy the "come" command away | | | | 6. Keep your puppy on a leash whenever there |
| from distractions. That way your puppy will | | | | are a numerous distractions, and the potential for |
| concentrate on you and learn quicker. | | | | your puppy to run in front of moving cars or to |
| 3. Step back from your puppy and lower yourself | | | | get into squabbles with other animals. |
| to his level. This will capture his attention for a | | | | |