Training A Stubborn Dog To Come

Reward your dog each time they come to the person who called them.

Training a stubborn dog to come.

How to train a stubborn dog. A common training mistake is to recall the dog put the leash on and go home. Dogs will likely learn to view recall as a sign. Eventually you stay still while the dog approaches on command and even a stubborn dog has learned to come.

I empathize with dog parents frustrations while also empathizing. With the right encouragement the dog will move toward you allowing you to label the action of closing the distance as come. My dog is so stubborn he knows better he s just hard headed usually the owner who says these words is frustrated with his dog because the dog s not listening. Take advantage of this latent instinct with the counter intuitive action of backing away from the dog.

Training a stubborn dog can be frustrating i ve worked with dozens of pet owners who feel like they re on the losing end of a battle of wills with their canines and i ve had several difficult to train dogs of my own over the years. It can be refusing to come in from the backyard or get off furniture. In my 15 years of training i ve not yet run into a stubborn or hard headed dog. As a dog trainer i hear expressions like my dog is stubborn or my dog refuses to listen to me on a weekly basis.

In this video i talk about how to work through stubborn behaviors speeding up commands and redirecting negative behaviors. Why let the dog think that come is a multiple choice request. For example if your dog is usually stubborn on walks bring the high reward treats on your walks and give them to your dog whenever it listens to you. To train a stubborn dog use special high reward treats to reward it when it does something you want like boiled chicken string cheese or a chicken hot dog.

Follow my other videos here. When bad habits refuse to budge pet owners can wind up feeling frustrated exhausted and defeated. Teaching come begin with the dog on a six foot lead.