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Commands
7. Commands
· All the time you are giving your dog a sequence of commands, all the family should use the same commands for your dog i.e.
Come Wait Busy (toilet)
Sit Stay Gentle
Down Bed Heel/Close/Forward (choose one)
Get on Eat up No
Go play Fetch Off
Leave/ thank you. (Choose one)
· Sit
a) Don’t add words until your pup reliably sits every time.
b) Do not use physical force to sit your pup.
c) Treat over his/her eye line.
· Down - this is taught once sit has been understood.
a) Just as sit, don’t add word until your pup reliably downs every time.
b) First sit your pup with a treat, and then take the treat straight down between front paws.
c) Do not use the command “sit down”. “Sit” and “down” are separate commands
· Recall
a) Use a happy voice and give praise or treats or both when the pup comes to you.
b) Use daily tasks like feeding time to call pup e.g. when you are getting the food ready as this will always get a positive response. Also when pup is in another room call pup’s name followed by “come”. If this fails use squeaky toy to attract pup. If pup still does not come, go to pup with a treat and as soon as he/she responds run back to where you called from and the pup should follow. If you have someone to help you, get them to gently hold pup on the floor, you move a short distance away, then you get down to their level, call your pup, they then release pup who comes to you, then change roles. After increasing distance inside house then try in the garden where there are more distractions. Do not over do this or any other exercise as a tired pup will not respond which will set training back. Remember little and often is best.
c) Teach recall on a lead in your home first then garden – walk with your pup on the lead, then still facing the way you were going, run backwards calling “Kessie come”. Your pup will think this is a game.
· Leave
a) Teach ‘leave’ to your pup with him/her in front of you and hold a treat covered by your fingers in the palm of your hand.
b) By offering the treat covered by your fingers in the palm of your hand, it is a much safer way to give your dog the treat, especially if your pup or adult dog is particularly sharp mouthed.
c) Holding your fist in front of your pup’s nose let him/her smell the food. He/she will hopefully want the food. This is best not tried straight after a meal, otherwise your pup will not be hungry, or if your pup is tired.
d) As your pup tries to get the food, say ‘leave’ and if he/she pulls their head back, give praise – ‘good boy/girl’ and give the treat on the flat of your palm.
e) If your pup will not leave, he/she does not get the treat, try again later. Your pup will eventually learn to leave.
f) Do not get cross – your pup will eventually learn to leave for 2 minutes, but build it up in seconds.
g) If your pup is not interested in the treat, try another more interesting one.
· Leave on lead
a) Teach your pup or adult dog ‘leave’ on the lead at home.
b) Place a treat on the floor while the dog is on the lead.
c) Take your dog near the treat, and as he/she gets closer say ‘leave’. Gently pull back on the lead if your dog takes no notice of the command.
d) Your dog will soon learn ‘leave’ means ‘I can’t have it’.
e) When your dog obeys your command, give him/her praise; give an even tastier treat – not the one on the floor. Your dog does not have the ‘leave’ treat, you pick that one up.
f) When out on a walk you could save your dog’s life by using the ‘leave’ command. Imagine if it was poison that your dog was just about to eat.
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