Come Command
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Getting your dog to sit, come and stay are the three basic obedience commands every dog parent needs to teach their furry child.
The most coveted of the three is the COME COMMAND.
This is not surprising as getting your dog to come on command is not only convenient, it can keep your dog out of harm's grasp.
For example, imagine your dog being off leash and running toward a busy street. If you have a solid come command instilled, you will be able to call out to your pup and have him come running to your safety.
However, most dog parents go about teaching the command in the wrong manner and end up teaching their dog to run away.
This happens because they are making a big mistake.
AND YOU`LL WANT TO AVOID THIS ONE MISTAKE
Most dog owners magically expect their dog to just understand English and the verbal meaning of the word “come”.
They`ll suddenly call out to their dog, and since their dog doesn't understand english, the command sounds like “blah blah blah!” to their dog.
The owner will keep calling out to no avail.
Finally, when their dog does come they will scold their dog for all the times he didn`t come and put the poor pup on the leash.
Sound familiar?
Let's take a look from the same incident from the dog's point of view.
FROM THE DOG'S POINT OF VIEW
Dogs are very associative.
From the dog's perspective he has learned that every time you say his name plus the word “come” it just means he will be scolded and/or put back on the leash, thus losing his freedom.
Here is what your dog is associating the come command to:
Come = Being Scolded + Losing Freedom
Now every time the come command is used the dog is going to ignore it and run in the other direction BECAUSE HE ASSOCIATES COMING AS A NEGATIVE OUTCOME.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO INSTEAD
What you'll want to do is pretty simple and pretty much the opposite of above.
You'll want to make coming to you one of the greatest things in the world for your dog.
In the video above you'll learn a practical exercise you can do on your next walk to show your dog that coming to you is the GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD!
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