Hi! I'm May's Mom. May is a 6 month old fawn Boxer. She's really good at sitting, shaking, down--BUT she won't COME. She doesn't want to. When I call her, she barks at me and runs around the yard. Not even a treat will convince her to come inside. And she's too fast for me to catch her. I have to wait for her to WANT to come in--which tells her that she is the boss. PLEASE HELP. She's already been to obedience training. She's just really stubborn and wants her way! Thanks.
Stubborn Girl!
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MarinaS
Boxer Insane
Hi and welcome to the board 
Regarding your question - when I had the same problem with my Tina (sometimes she wanted to walk more and refused to come when I called her, if I tried to approach she just ran from me), our obedience instructer told you can try this trick: run away from your dog waving hands and shouting out something. The dog will follow you, say COME a couple times as you see her coming. When the dog is near you, praise her like crazy.
Hope this helps
Best of luck
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Marina
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Tina - fawn, natural ears, born September 1996; sweetie and cutie
Regarding your question - when I had the same problem with my Tina (sometimes she wanted to walk more and refused to come when I called her, if I tried to approach she just ran from me), our obedience instructer told you can try this trick: run away from your dog waving hands and shouting out something. The dog will follow you, say COME a couple times as you see her coming. When the dog is near you, praise her like crazy.
Hope this helps
Best of luck------------------
Marina
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Tina - fawn, natural ears, born September 1996; sweetie and cutie
Sabrina Jay
Boxer Insane
Use your leash to help you train the come command. Put the dog in a sit/stay, go to the end of the leash, and give the command. You might have to pull gently (or a little harder-depending on the stubborness-LOL), and REEL the dog to you. PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE, when she comes.
If the normal size leash isn't long enough, you can purchase 15-20 ft training leashes. These work really well.
You might try a new treat also when teaching this....something she hasn't had before. Soon she will learn that you have *new goodies* when she does right!
Have fun!!
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Sabrina Jay JeSaJay's Boxers
If the normal size leash isn't long enough, you can purchase 15-20 ft training leashes. These work really well.
You might try a new treat also when teaching this....something she hasn't had before. Soon she will learn that you have *new goodies* when she does right!
Have fun!!
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Sabrina Jay JeSaJay's Boxers
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