I am looking on how to teach my dog to come. I have been trying watching YouTube videos and I have been using those methods but just seeing how some of yall do it

The best way to teach a dog to come is on a long check cord. When you train a dog, you want to make it as hard as possible for it to ignore your commands or screw up. If it does ignore a command, you should never let it get away with it. Not a single time. The check cord allows you to pull the dog in if if doesn't come on its own.

I use praise and loving as a reward, not food.

Never call a dog to you when you're going to punish it.

Keith

I agree with you on the praise and especially with your last sentence

yes, on a check cord, it's the best way to train a dog both for come, heel, sit, stay, and point, I used to train lots of bird dog. also, what Keith said about not!! letting it get away without listening to your command

Treats. Call dogs name/Come. When it gets to you a lot of praise and treat.(works best with a puppy) Although like above they do need to eventually realize that come is not optional.

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Plus, id never recommend waiting for " when they get bigger" start as young as you can. All nature trains this way. People should, too. Reasonably, of course.

Keith C Nailed it.
No treat's, just love.

Yup the Keith method

only thing I will add is make a hand signal for it , for most everything

and then a whistle for it

but it starts with the Keith method

3 whistles tweet , tweet ,tweet starting with a mouth whistle working to a training whistle when the range gets far

my hand signal is hand out like I am waving bring it in and slap my chest 3 times so it is sort of audible also


so if you do voice , then hand signal , then whistle , the new command is first followed by the familiar one


when you get really good on that check cord , the training collar is a invisible check cord but use it only after you know they have it on the check cord
you want to catch them when they just are turning their head to run the other direction.

Start on the check cord with the method above then get an electronic collar, put a rope on the dog and go around a post so the dog can't run to you without you letting go of the rope, call the dog and hold the collar on until the dog reaches you, keep doing this slowly turning up the heat, in a week you'll have a dog that you can call off game and who comes everything

I personally hate whistle trained
dogs.
Really is no need.
My opinion.

When I go hunting with a dog, I hate the annoying yelling/ whistle.

First order of dog training 101. YOU are the boss.
2nd and 3rd the same.

It starts on day one. As you play with pup use the command you intend to use. Come, Here, Hup, whatever but keep it short simple and monosyllabic and different from other commands. Dogs don't speak the language. Though I break the rule with Come Here but it's sharp and short rolled into one. Tone is important as you are issuing a command not a request. Pick a clear hand signal and use it when pup can clearly see it.

As said start on day one when going to play with pup, ideally is a closed setting like indoors or in a run. Right now it's just play time. Come Here and play. Pup associates Come Here with buddy time. Do this every time for playtime. Not for chow time but playtime.

By the time pup is old enough for yard work the command should've taken hold and yard time will be more about breaking off of distractions and get your arse over here now. Let pup wander and explore then give the command. If all goes well it drops what it's doing and hauls butt your way. But invariably the day will come when you get ignored and this is where the check cord comes in. Usually I'll break out the check cord before it happens. Don't fall for the temptation to yank or drag pup at first. Just come here and if needed gentle pressure until compliance. Save the yank or drag until serious corrective is required. Same would apply if using a shock collar. Also at this time I add a preparatory command. It can be pup's name but I use DOG. It immediately precedes the command and will be used with any other command. Basically, it's a stop what your doing now and pay attention.

At least that's what works for me.

If you need long range recall like with a hound then add your whistle, or horn or collar beep while yard training.

Repetition and consistency is the key to getting it ingrained. And never allow pup to reward itself for ignoring a command.

Also a good time to be teaching sit and stay.

My dogs ( all Labs) have never been on a leash unless going into the vet clinic.

Never needed. They all learned as a pup I was the boss and i loved them.
They loved me back.

This is good advice. + "TPR" Time, Patience, and Repetition. Vocal "tone" on commands is also VERY important!

With my house dog, I taught it "touch". It is treat based. I say the word touch and it comes and noses my hand. I pull a treat out and make him sit before he gets it. When teaching him he got the treat when he nosed my hand. Now it's only after he sits. I can get him to break out of a crowd of dogs or kids with the command.

For my hounds (when I had them) they were never treat trained. It was always praise. Their true reward was always getting to go hunt again. I did use the check cord if needed and that was in the beginning stages of training.

Take them to a small wood lot and let them get a head of you then hide from them, they will get worried real quick, let them worry for awhile then when they get close call to them and act as if nothing is out of the ordinary. They learn fast to listen to you, also when you're trying to teach them to heel it's best to start when there wore out from a day on the creek. Keep the training course very short not over 4-5 minutes, never ever hit your best friend.

Duck dogs need those audible enhancements. Water in their ears often. Gotta get them to turn and face you at times in order to cast them towards the bird.

That's a great response.

100% agree. Good reminder.

Always end each training session on a positive note .

I agree a food treat shouldn't be a reward , praise is more than enough and rub them up and down while talking in a higher pitched voice than normal so they know you're playing with them .

good stuff guys,

so i should get a long check cord and let her go to the end or whatever and call her name and if she comes back pet her real good but if she ignores me then give it a quick tug on the cord and call her then continue that if she dosnt listen?