Sunday, August 2, 2009

I know my dog will come to me but not when there is other dogs?

some people think that i shouldn't let my dog off the leash if he wont come back to me. thing is, he does come back to me. if i say come (with some distractions) he will come. if i take him to the dog park, and call him, he will come to me. but if another dog comes along, he forgets he even has a home

little help?
Answers:
Your dog is only doing what comes naturally, what you need to do is make yourself the centre of his universe!! Practise training the recall when there are no distractions and where you can safely get him back.

If he is toy orientated use a favourite toy, call him and when he comes, gives him lots of praise and play with him with the toy.
If he is food orientated use a treat that he loves, not biscuits something soft, chopped up cocktail sausages are good or little bits of cheese, same as with the toy call him back too you, loads of praise and reward him.
Dogs are real opportunists and will always ask whats in it for me?
Once he is recalling to you whenever you call than start to introduce distractions.
i think we have the same dog
Kids are like that LOL. They never want to do what you say when there are other kids around. Peer group pressure!
You and your dog need to go to obedience training. You can find classes through your local K-9 club. A good instructor will teach you how to work your dog on and off the leash.
You need to go back to basics. He thinks he can come back to you when he wants and on his terms. Keep him on a long line and MAKE him come back when you call him. Reward him with magnanimous praise or a treat when he does it correctly. Next time he doesn't come STRAIGHT back you go and get him, put him on the lead and walk him right home. Punishment is 'No obedience, no walkies'!
mabe the dog is shy or scared. or does not want to get involved with other dogs. maybe his too used to being d only dog! or try to have his fav treat in ur hand when another dog is nearby if he comes then he achieved alittle smthg there.
you need to join a dog training club where you will have other dogs around so he will learn to come to you not go and see other dogs
Bribe him with treats
I have this problem with my dog,we seem to be making progress though as the other day he ignored a dog!! The problem with dogs running up to every dog they see,is that not all dogs are friendly your dog may run into the wrong dog one day which could have terrible consequences.When we see a dog in the distance were not familiar with we put our dog back on the lead,for everyones sake.Start by reinforcing your dogs recall,our dog was also very good with no other dogs around but we strengthened that by practising it even more,have treats with you and whenever he comes to you,reward him.Don't always put your dog back on the lead when he comes to you,as he will soon learn that whenever he comes you end the fun!!Make his walks more interesting,take toys,training aids whatever your dog likes,play with him so that he's focused on you and forgets about other dogs being around.If you see other dogs in the distance put your dog back on the lead and ask the owner if there allowed to play or not,your dog needs to know you control all interactions with other dogs.Good luck.
Don't feed him for a day, this may sound cruel but it is better than him running off into a busy road when distracted.
The next day, take some food he loves, preferably meat, not dog biscuits with you to the park and wait until other dogs are nearby.
Give him some meat and let him off the lead. Throw a ball and call him over and give him more meat. Feed him a whole meal by repeating this with other dogs nearby. This way he will associate you calling him with the meat you fed him. Next time a dog comes and you call, he will think of meat and will come back to you.

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