Ok, my dog does very well with the sit, down, stay commands...as long as he's not hyper. I command him to sit, down, stay, and then I walk off from him up to a distance of 40 feet. All the while he is looking intently at me because he knows I have a piece of turkey, weiner, or ham in my hand. He won't move ,even though I walk around and clap my hands, until I say "Come!" At that point he charges me and comes to a sit right in front of me, and I give him his treat;however, the minute I walk out of sight, here he comes looking for me. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I need to do in order for him to hold his "stay" until I reappear?
Butch, you are confusing the dog, you are rewarding the come. Forget the come, have him hold the down in sight and then out of sight until he has that down pat. Only when he stays for a couple of minutes until you return can you then go to the stay, come, command. When doing the stay, come, only repeat this command once a day. Have him perform the stay command at least three times a day correctly. The reason he follows you in that he was waiting for the come command and when he did not get the come command he decided you must have forgot to say come. Always teach your dog in steps. Makes it easier. Denver Asher
Butch, I found in some instances that someone else can help you at this time. Get the dog to down and then have a helper with the long line check the dog if it gets up. It's also very important that the dog stays in the same position it was in when you left. Sometimes it's necesary to have the helper put the dog back in the same area it was in. Also you can give the come command from behind the wall. Once you round the wall use the come command sparingly. It can help the dog to see that you will come back, then give him the command. So only once and a while call him from behind the wall.Be sure to work on the variables in this if what you are doing is too routine he starts expectig things to stay the same.So don't always treat him pet praise but not always a snack. You'll find that the dog will learn to expect a food item every time. And when it's not there the dog may stop responding.
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