Training Pitbull Puppy to Come on Command

Training Pitbull Puppy to Come on Command

It is ironic that owners go to great lengths to train their dog NOT to come when called, and then complain about it. They want someone to wave the magic wand and have their dog drop everything it?s doing, including chasing birds at the beach, digging in the yard or romping with other dogs, and instantly come racing over to the owner. That is PhD level obedience. The first thing we have to do is undo the training the owner has already done, then proceed with kindergarten level obedience before achieving the results the owner desires. So how has the owner so systematically trained the dog not to come when called?Sabotaging the TrainingThe worst practice the owner engages in is letting their dog off leash and unattended. Whether the dog is running in the park, romping on the beach or playing with other dogs, the dog is learning that these good times do not include the owner. In fact, it is always the owner who ruins the fun by ordering the dog to ?Come.? When the dog obediently comes to the owner, his leash is promptly attached and he?s on his way home. This is not a good outcome from the dog?s perspective so on each successive outing, the dog delays coming when called because by delaying, he is prolonging his off leash fun. When the owner repeatedly calls the dog and he does not come, then the dog is learning that he doesn?t have to come ? or at least he doesn?t need to come until he is called umpteen billion times. The dog has now learned that ignoring the owner is infinitely more rewarding than obeying the owner. This is definitely a lose-lose situation. If the dog comes, he is punished for coming because his off leash fun is curtailed. If the dog doesn?t come, he is learning not to come and he is being self-rewarded for ignoring the owner.Another outcome of the above situation is that the now frustrated owner feels he needs to punish Puppy for not coming when called. Because the owner does not know how to punish the dog while it is running away, the owner punishes the dog when he eventually returns. The next time the dog will take even longer to come back because not only does it end the fun but it also now means outright punishment from the owner if he does comply.Training What Come When Called MeansTo many dogs, the command ?come here? means, ?quick, run the other way!? There are countless examples of how the owner trains the dog not to come by unintentionally ?punishing? the dog when it does come. Every time the dog is called to engage in an activity that the dog doesn?t enjoy he is learning that the command, ?Come here,? is bad news. The owner should never call the dog to come and then give him a bath, clip his nails or confine him. Even if the owner?s planned activity is not unpleasant for the dog, just the fact that it isn?t as much fun as the activity the dog is currently engaged in is enough for the dog to choose not to obey. It?s better for the owner to just go and get the dog for these activities rather than ruin an otherwise rapid recall.Some owners intentionally punish their dog when it comes. Often this is done when the dog has misbehaved (especially chewed or soiled the house). The owner shouts, ?Come here. Bad dog!? When the dog arrives, he is punished. After the dog has been clobbered once or twice for complying, not surprisingly, he will be reluctant to do so again.Dogs are always learning whether we intend to teach them or not. Formal training sessions are usually short and infrequent compared to the day to day and minute to minute training ( or more appropriately ? untraining) we do with our dogs. In order to correct this type of problem the owner must first be aware of how he or she is unintentionally training undesirable behaviors in the dog. One or two instances of ?punishing? the dog for coming when called can undermine weeks and weeks of formal training. Owners must learn to incorporate positive training into the dog?s life and daily routine. Until the dog is reliably trained to come when called, he should not be let off leash.The average owner who attends a training class with his or her dog practices the exercises at home on the average of 5 minutes a day. An exceptional owner practices perhaps 15 minutes a day. What happens with the dog the other 23 hours 45 minutes each day? Every time the dog and owner interact, the dog is learning something even though the owner may not be intentionally trying to teach the dog anything. Dogs are always learning and you should learn exactly how to train pitbull to come on command.

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