How to Teach Your Dog to Come When Called
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- "Come" is something that young pups can learn, as well as old dogs. So what, exactly, does come when called mean to the dog? It means "Come here, quick! There's a party going on and you're invited!" I like to teach the dog something very specific to do when I call. I teach the dog to touch his nose to my hand. Here's my reasoning: If you just teach the dog to come closer, that's way too vague. "Closer" means nothing. And in an emergency (the dog slips his leash on the corner of a busy street), you need the dog to come to you and be right by your side for safety's sake.
Thankfully, teaching your dog to come to you when called is really easy, if you follow these guidelines.
*Teach your dog that touching his nose to your hand is a good thing.
*Present the hand straight down by your side, next to your pant leg.
*When your sure the dog will touch your hand when you put it down, add the word. Say "Here!" in a happy, fun voice, then put your hand down.
*Start increasing distance one step (take a step backward, then call the dog) at a time.
*After your dog is able to come from a distance of about 20 feet, switch to working on distractions.
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That’s a beautiful Dane
Thank you SO much for sharing this - SO helpful and useful.
just so beautiful
We just adopted a male Great Dane. He is such a joy and will soon be in obedience classes.
I like these vids because you get right to the point. Theres no 40 second promo for treats or barkbox.
I'm picking up a merle great dane this weekend!!!!!!!!!! that dog has beautiful markings!!!!
Chris Kreiner what's it like owning a Great Dane? :)
Vik - Great if you don’t buy one from a backyard breeder like the OP. Merle is not an accepted Dane color.
Cerus98 same goes for poodles, Marlee aren’t official color to, there mixed with aussies
I'll be using this on my small, but quick, "explorer" dog. Thanks!
Starting pre-k tonight with new puppy. Thanks for the help. Hand targeting is new to me.
That is a great dane.i am getting my 1st great dane.i am learning a lot of other ways to train a dog.thanks!
Great video to go with the theory work I’ve been reading. This puts skin on it so to speak.
Great videos for training.
Thank you Laurie for your video/s. This was my first I've seen of your and I must say it's nice to see a clear, structured and well presented (aka Professional) video with simple, sound advice for dog owners around the world that can be used.
We have a 9month old Great Dane and learning techniques such as this for control is invaluable. Just wanted to leave a short note of thanks and I am excited to be at the beginning of checking out your other video resources.
Thanks again for taking the time, the effort and thank you also to your video producer. Someone has to hold the camera. 😄👍🏼
Glad to hear you enjoy the videos. Good luck with your Dane, they're terrific dogs!
This was extremely helpful. I think you have the best training videos out there!!!
Excellent advice
I have 3 Great Danes!! Where did u get your boy?! Lol he's huge my Danes seem to be very skiddish when I tell them to go outside they act like race cars going out trying to avoid me like I'm going to hit them 😥 Any help?
Another great video Laurie, I've had my 16 month old rescue Border Collie 3 weeks.
He got more mischievous each day, but with watching many videos and using the clicker/treat. Still working on this one for when he is called, he's usually moves towards me before I call him.
I wrote the above several hours ago and tried it and it seemed to work but he had a few distractions. Just tried it again as it's after midnight and he was barking at a cat, put my hand out, called him and said "here" and he came straight to me, YAH!
Yay! Nice work! Give him lots of yummies and play for that! Woohoo! :)
Fab video very easy instructions and defining the 3 D's ..Thanks shared :-)
You could have gotten him to respond QUICKER if you did NOT always give treat. Some times you should reward him with a "Good Boy" in a high happy tone and some of the time with a "Good Boy" and his favorite ear tickle or scratch in his special place: on the ear, behind. DO NOT ALWAYS GIVE SNACKS. K9 Trainer more than 50 years.
The learner gets to choose the reinforcer. Some dogs LOVE praise and affection. But we know that primary reinforcers (food is one of the primary reinforcers) will always work (provided the learner likes that particular food). Because the distraction level was huge, I went with a reinforcer that was equal to the amount of effort the learner was giving me.
If your boss paid you sometimes, but not all the time, you'd learn quickly to find another job. Dogs are the same.
Laurie Luck no that's actually incorrect, it's known as the gambling effect and is what makes us so addicted to gambling, dogs in the wild have to catch food to eat, if they don't catch it, they try harder next time, sometimes you give them a jackpot sometimes you give them nothing, this makes them basically addicted to recall. If you give them a treat every time it makes it harder to fade and also they learn they get the same thing every time and don't have to try any harder! I suggest you read up on it: Pippa Mattinson for example
If you know it all, do your own video.
I LUV IT!!!PLEASE CAN U MAKE A VID about jow to train an aggressive 3 year old great dane
please please my dog is very aggressive he bites anyone he sees pls help
hes beautiful
Do you know which breeder you got this Dane from ?
My dane i get this weekend is white and a little bit fo brown on his back side.
You are doing a great great great great great great great great great great great job training that big old great Dane that is so cool that you do things like that but if I ever get it on a great Dane like that I would want to trade exactly like that OK just want you to know that you were one of the best trainers I've seen yet great job also that great Dan is pretty big
As usual, great teaching! Laurie, what's your favorite bait bag? What do you find is the best long leash to use? Thanks!
Great video. Thanks. Just curious, what's the benefit of the clicker?
It’s a marker that your dog can easily identify as re enforcement of a good job.
It's the same as good boy, only it's very consistent, in fact, scientifically the most consistent. But it's inaccessible and unnecessary. These videos and these methods are not for the most frequent situations new owners find themselves in.
Laurie, what reward/treats do you find most effective? I've tried several and none have thrilled my dogs.
Karjay026 I’ve found love and affection work better than treats and a punishment is good when they don’t listen.
Hi this is Allan, I am looking to adopt a 6 month old Dane. I need some help. The Dane is a lil rough and has very less human contact other than for feeding purposes. He lunges is excited with pent up energy. Will he be able to recuperate to a home environment with kids??
It sounds like you are using a clicker. I just adopted a black Great Dane. He's pulled me to the ground three times due to squirrels, and he is really aggressive towards other dogs. We live near a park where people take their dogs.
Also, is that a slip lead? What about a harness?
That's no dog, it's a horse!
Is there a reason why Schooner wouldn't come? Are some dogs just unwilling to learn to "come here"?
+Andrew -n- Leah Lots of reasons! (1) He was just learning this, so it wasn't a skill that had been practiced a lot and (2) we were outside in a park full of distractions (squirrels, bicyclists, birds, a stream right behind us, joggers, dogs, etc.). If a dog is having a hard time getting the concept, I tend to make the task easier (in this case, move closer to the dog), use a better reinforcer, and try to be more exciting than the environment. As the dog gains the skills, I can then raise the difficulty to match his ability.
thank u very helpfull for my gr8 dane
Watching your vids makes me feel I could succeed at training a dog.
Gorgeous Great Dane! (This is terrible, but if you had a monkey and a small saddle, just think of the act you could take on the road!!)
Boooooooooo🤮🤮👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
Thank you for this video! Super clear. Question: I assume I'd have to do this exercise for a while, always with treats, right? But when can I remove the treat? After months? Years? Sorry maybe it's a stupid question but I'm just getting started! Thanks!
I can answer that one...'intermittent rewards' affect dog like humans (I didn't say dogs are like humans). When the dog comes 'here' 8-9 times out of 10 for a snack... skip the reward snack and pat the dog and brag on him with enciuraging words ('wow!' 'good' ,etc.). By getting intermittent rewards, it sets up anticipation and the dog learns to want to work more. Some dogs learn 'here' in 15-30 minutes. Your expertise in timing and consistency and clarity to the dog are most of what speeds up the process. Mimic a pro handler, even if it makes no sense yet. They are a pro and you are not.
I always use a reinforcer for a behavior this important. Imagine if, after you got really good at your job, your boss paid you only sometimes. I'm pretty sure I'd find another job!
By the way, that's not a stupid question at all -- it's a really intelligent one! Sometimes, for Schooner, I'll call him to me, feed him a treat then "chase" him away. He loves it when I chase him, so the chase can be the reinforcer, especially if he wasn't doing anything else really.
If he comes away from the fence where there's a dog on the other side, though, I'm going to reinforce him HEAVILY -- that was a really tough job! Hope this helps. Happy training.
Hey Laurie! Why do you use the command "Here" instead of "Come?" Do you think one is more effective? Or do you use Come for another command? Just wondering what would be better for my situation.
I like my cues to stay "clean." Most people aren't going to call Schooner with "here." Therefore, I can make sure that whenever Schoons hears "Here!" he'll come quickly because I have always provided a really good reinforcer for coming to that word.
Some well-intentioned people may say "Schooner, Come!" and then tease him with a toy, or pet him on top of his head (which he's not fond of), etc. If a word is going to get ruined (or poisoned, as trainers say), I want it to be something other than what I trained. Hope that makes sense. Also, I find that people say "here" in a cheerier voice than they tend to say "come."
I'm working on come now with my 9 week old cane corso pup. I don't use one of those clickers though. You probably not going to have it in a emergency situation so why train with it?
The clicker is used to teach behavior. We don't use it "in real life," it's merely a teaching tool.
I've been trying this with an eight-year-old Boxer rescue, at least once a day for about two weeks. She knows her name and she knows the drill, but she chooses not to participate, even though she loves the treats. So what do you do when the dog doesn't respond? I don't want to keep calling her name and saying "here" because I don't want her to learn that she doesn't have to come the first time I call.
good question.... I'm a good amateur (3 dogs thru CGC and dozens in and outside shelters handled over the years). The command should not be said until the action is done.... when the dog approaches and 'here' is 'good enough' at the start.... mark it ('yes' or a click) and reward. Then as the dog does the action, name it ('here') and mark + reward. You want the command word to be linked to the action the dog is doing. Some dogs want a toy rather than food. A REWARD is usually food... but not always.
If you're working outside, bring it indoors. If you're standing 6 feet away, move to 1 foot away. Make it easier. Also, if your dog has had any ugly consequences for coming when called in her previous home(s), you might need to go even more slowly with this. And I'd change the word from come to something totally different. And sound really chipper and cheery! Good luck, happy training.
How old was your Great Dane at the time?
+BJ Barrow Schooner was probably 6 months old in this video.
Nice! I have a 10 month old Great Dane named Achilles! He sits an lays down for me but when we're outside he doesn't want to listen. Do you have other videos that will give me tips on the matter
Yes! Search for my distraction videos. We talk about working outdoors quite a bit. Good luck and enjoy your Dane!
I need help. My rescue was apparently beaten while someone was trying to train with the clicker b/c I tried to use and the clicker sent her into a panic attack. no joke - she urinated n deficated all over herself. She also was shaking for 3 hours while her heart was racing the whole time. The vet came to the same conclusion. I seriously thought she was gonna have a heart attack. Thus the question, how can I train without the clicker. I've actually been able to train her in some things but very simple like rollover, sit & stay. Which I believe it's because it's more of the 'shaping' but something like Come is proving difficult. Help please. How to train but without a clicker? Thank you
You want to have a way to mark that good behavior. So you can use a mouth click or another nonsense sound (I use "YIP!") to mark the behavior when the dog is doing it right.
I have a great dane, my question is. Is it really a must to use treats, it seams so lazy? Cant you do it with commands and posture for example?
The treats are what reinforce the behavior. Reinforcement is like water & sunlight to plants -- it's vital to keep it alive! Behavior -- in humans or dogs -- goes away if it's not reinforced.
Commands (or what we call "cues,") are how we tell the dog what we'd like him or her to do. I'm not sure what you mean by posture...
But how do you get them to initially touch your hand??
You present your hand about ⅛" away from the dog's face. Dogs are curious and most of them will move forward to sniff your hand. Capture that movement forward with a click, follow it with a treat, and repeat. Soon enough, your dog will understand that nose touch to hand = good stuff! :)
What do you use for treats?
Colby jack cheese and summer sausage.
You may want to mention that BEFORE you call your dog that has run across the street to play with the neighbor dog, to check for traffic BEFORE giving the command. Sounds common sense, but that was my mistake and my dog emerged from the grassy shoulder of the road (where I couldn't see her) and was struck by a car and killed. Learn from my mistake...please.
Can i do it without the click?
You can! You want to have a way to mark that good behavior, though. So you can use a mouth click or another nonsense sound (I use "YIP!") to mark the behavior when the dog is doing it right.
I just say 'yes' when I'm not using my clicker. I also find verbal markers work better outside as the clicker is a little quiet in noisy situations.
Also what treats are you using? I need something small that is healthy in large quantity lol
I am using colby jack cheese and summer sausage!
Chicken, turkey whatever your dog likes !
Love the dogs but not a good training technique
Pushing the dog away ( the Daner) then commanding the dog to come back, seems confusing. Not thrilled at all with your tutorial.
WHAT'S THAT CLICKING THING FOR???
BEBA D ROJAS - Marks the behavior you want instead of saying yes or good boy/girl.
Often used incorrectly and overused with treats.
Cerus98 OH OK, I BOUGHT MY GREAT DANE THREE WEEKS AGO, HE DRIVING ME CRAZY, HE IS TWO MONTHS HOW CAN I GET HIM TO PEE AND POOP ON THE PAD???? 😭😭😭😭😭😭
BEBA D ROJAS - Why would you want to teach a dog that it’s ok for them to go potty inside? That’s all pads are really good for.
Using pads to housebreak is only delaying the training process. Potty training requires a lot of time and effort proactively preventing them from using your home as a toilet. They aren’t going to understand that the pad is what makes going inside OK. At least not any time soon.
Research proper housebreaking technique and understand that it’s going to take many months before he’s fully housebroken. Great Danes are wonderful, giant breed dogs but giant dogs come with giant problems. I hope yours is two months plus three weeks because not only is selling a puppy before they’re 8 weeks old illegal in most states, it’s also incredibly reckless.
Puppies learn so many valuable social skills in that time with their litter-mates and mother which makes their adult life so much easy to manage. You don’t want those added problems on a dog who can grow to over 100lbs.
Cerus98 THANK YOU FOR THE INFO, WELL I BOUGHT MY PUPPY WHEN HE WAS SIX WEEKS OLD THE BREEDER TOLD ME IT WAS OK AT SIX WEEKS SO I DID, AND THE REASON I WANT HIM TO DO IT IN THE PAD FOR NOW, IS BECAUSE I GUESS HE IS A PUPPY HE PEES AND POOPS A LOT I ONLY FEED HIM THREE TIMES A DAY B4 I GO TO WORK WHEN I COME BACK AND IN THE EVENING SO I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE FEED HIM TWICE A DAY, AND PLEASE DON'T SCARE ME, I'M TRYING MY BEST TO TEACH HIM CERTAIN STUFF, AND I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH YOU IF I WOULD OF KNOWN I WOULDN'T BOUGHT HIM THAT EARLY, ..
BEBA D ROJAS - Puppies at that age are best fed 3x a day. Once he’s around 6 months old you could go to twice a day if you wish.
Your best option would be to crate train him. However that doesn’t mean he can be left alone all day while you work. The rule of thumb is 1hr for every month in age plus 1. So an 8 week old pup should be able to hold it in a crate for 3hrs during the day.
Nighttime is different of course but at least one bathroom break after bedtime is common.
The crate will need to be just large enough for him to stand up and turn around. Too much room and they’ll use the other side as a bathroom. They won’t want to sleep where they potty but that only goes so far. Left too long and they won’t be able to hold it and you’ll have a major set back with crate training.
You can get a crate large enough for an adult Dane and block it off with upside down ceramic pots or buy the divider. A full grown Dane will need the largest crate available which is 54” x 37” x 45”.
www.chewy.com/midwest-solutions-series-xx-large/dp/102274
www.amazon.com/MidWest-Homes-Pets-Divider-Models/dp/B00CMHA2ZM?th=1&psc=1
You can go with a smaller crate but they will quickly outgrow it and it becomes more costly. The Midwest crate is excellent quality and extremely strong. The slightly wider double door version I linked is also handy.
Unfortunately you fell victim to a backyard breeder. Danes are prone to so many health issues and poor breeding just magnifies it. Socialization will be your top priority with getting him so young. Once he’s had his first vaccination it’s relatively safe to have him around other vaccinated dogs. Petco offers a weekly puppy playtime for free or you can invite friends over with known, healthy dogs.
Make sure you keep his growth slow with a good quality food with moderate protein and calcium between 1-1.4%. (No higher) Protein isn’t as much of an issue as once thought but I still try to keep it below 28% or so. 2-3 cups a day of a moderate kcal food of 350 kcals/cup or so is a good starting point.
Adjust based on his body condition rather than going off the bag. You want them lean not pudgy. No visible hips or spine and maybe the last rib or two showing. Every dog is different. A sign of too much food is runny stools if all else checks out.