| Any well trained dog is a joy to own and observe | | | | If you plan to have an outsider walk your dog from |
| when visiting the local park. It does not require | | | | time to time, be sure to ask them to join his |
| advanced dog training to teach your dog to come | | | | teaching sessions as well, so your pooch will learn to |
| when called, except in extreme cases of | | | | respond to anyone who is caring for him at the time. |
| disobedience when nothing else seems to work. | | | | One basic dog training game for the family is back |
| With a young pup, teaching the command to come is | | | | and forth recalling, where two or more people, |
| relatively easy when you combine praise and rewards | | | | positioned ten feet apart ( in a safe area like your |
| along with pleasant activities. Do not chase down | | | | back yard or park) take turns calling your dog, and |
| your dog if he refuses to obey. He will only think it is | | | | commanding him to stay until the next person |
| a game, and this undesirable behavior will be | | | | proceeds. The person who calls the dog will give him |
| reinforced. | | | | a treat when he responds. |
| Instead, call his name and when he looks at you, | | | | Once your dog is adept at this fun game, each |
| walk the other way, calling his name and saying | | | | person can move farther away and turn it into a |
| "come" He will then seek you out, not the other way | | | | game of hide and seek. You can play this in the |
| around. Once he understands that you will not chase | | | | house, where at least two people are positioned in |
| him, he will begin to respond. Give high praise when | | | | the center room of the house. |
| he does. | | | | Each person retreats farther away from the starting |
| In dog training basics, use various activities to keep | | | | point and calls the dog. Soon each person is on a |
| his interest or he will easily get bored and become | | | | different end of the house, and your dog must seek |
| unreceptive. Have different family members join in | | | | them out to get his treat! Your dog will love this |
| whenever possible, as some dogs will learn to obey | | | | game, and it will hone his hunting skills as well. Dogs |
| only the person who trains him. | | | | have the natural instinct to hunt food and game. |
