NgatiPorou
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I've searched around abit for this to no avail, can anyone help out?
how do I teach "go home" call?
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NgatiPorou
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Hi there
for example I want to go for a walk but I dont want my dog to follow, how do I make her stay at home.
Shes got a bad habit of following my freinds when thay leave.
for example I want to go for a walk but I dont want my dog to follow, how do I make her stay at home.
Shes got a bad habit of following my freinds when thay leave.
Tulsa-Dan
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Train the dog to sit/stay whenever the door is opened. First from across the room from the door and then closer to the door as the dog becomes proficient at his sit/stays when the door is opened. Do this with the leash ON.
And until then, when you leave, close the door so the dog doesn't follow you.
And until then, when you leave, close the door so the dog doesn't follow you.
I understand the "go home" problem. We have 9 acres and when we are out working on the property Dia has the run of the place. It is not fenced. Sometimes she digs in the hay field and I need to communicate "go home" meaning "go to the house/yard". The only thing I can think of it to get past her, say "go home", and follow her up to the house while I am repeating the command. When she arrives at the yard, "Good go home" praises. I'm workin' on it!! Suggestions always welcome :D
NgatiPorou
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yep u hit it on the head Daezy99
that is exactly the problem Im having, I live on a large property and sometimes our dog needs to be sent home, just for her own safety,
Ive seen others dogs go home on command but I'm still trying.
that is exactly the problem Im having, I live on a large property and sometimes our dog needs to be sent home, just for her own safety,
Ive seen others dogs go home on command but I'm still trying.
Debbie Magon
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I think its something you need two people for to actually teach it.
One says go home and the other walks the dog back home not saying a word. Just starts walking home. If the dog lingers , yell GO HOME!!! and point very clearly in the general direction of home.
We taught Rose this way. She also learnt , shed, get Dad!
That ones a real doozy when I need some help way down the back.
She runs home to the shed and whines at Grant till he comes out to see whats up!
Till your dog actually learns this command I wouldnt be leaving anything to chance.
One says go home and the other walks the dog back home not saying a word. Just starts walking home. If the dog lingers , yell GO HOME!!! and point very clearly in the general direction of home.
We taught Rose this way. She also learnt , shed, get Dad!
That ones a real doozy when I need some help way down the back.
She runs home to the shed and whines at Grant till he comes out to see whats up!
Till your dog actually learns this command I wouldnt be leaving anything to chance.
My method may sound difficult if you have not used clickers to train with- but if you have, it should be easy. (If you haven't, start!) They make it incredibly easy to teach things like this.
Click and reward your dog everytime it comes say within 6 inches of a targeting tool, such as a thin dowel rod. Tighten your requirement to 3 inches, then to actually touching the rod with its nose. When your dog has an interest in touching the rod with its nose a great deal to get all the goodies you are giving him, give this behavior a command (such as "touch" or "target") and only reward him when he touches it on command. Using this method, you can teach your dog a number of things, such as heeling, or even going home.
Put the rod in the ground five feet away and then tell your dog to target it. When he does this reliably, increase the distance... he should catch on pretty quickly at this point. This is how, eventually, you can teach him to go home. You leave the rod in the ground at home and gradually increase the distances from which you have him - "Doggie target... go home". During the first few longer trial runs, make sure to have somebody at home to praise and reward your dog.. eventually, this behavior should become reliable, if you gradually decrease the rate at which you reward the dog. Eventually, you should even be able to cut out the targeting business all together.. the "go home" should suffice.
Hope this helps!
david
Click and reward your dog everytime it comes say within 6 inches of a targeting tool, such as a thin dowel rod. Tighten your requirement to 3 inches, then to actually touching the rod with its nose. When your dog has an interest in touching the rod with its nose a great deal to get all the goodies you are giving him, give this behavior a command (such as "touch" or "target") and only reward him when he touches it on command. Using this method, you can teach your dog a number of things, such as heeling, or even going home.
Put the rod in the ground five feet away and then tell your dog to target it. When he does this reliably, increase the distance... he should catch on pretty quickly at this point. This is how, eventually, you can teach him to go home. You leave the rod in the ground at home and gradually increase the distances from which you have him - "Doggie target... go home". During the first few longer trial runs, make sure to have somebody at home to praise and reward your dog.. eventually, this behavior should become reliable, if you gradually decrease the rate at which you reward the dog. Eventually, you should even be able to cut out the targeting business all together.. the "go home" should suffice.
Hope this helps!
david
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