How to Train My Puppy to Come

By Alicia Bodine

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

Treats

Step 1:
Place your puppy one step away from you. Hold up a treat and say "Come" in a commanding voice. If you use a faint or friendly voice, the dog will not take you seriously.
Step 2:
Give the dog the treat when it takes the step toward you.
Step 3:
Take three steps back. Once again, hold the treat up and say "Come." When the puppy comes, give the puppy the treat.
Step 4:
Keep increasing the distance between you and your puppy. Always hold the treat up and call the puppy using the word, "Come."
Step 5:
Once you think the puppy understands the command, try it without the treat.
Step 6:
Practice in 10-minute intervals over the course of a few days. Your puppy should have the command down by then.

Tips & Warnings

Puppies under the age of 6 months old are difficult to train. You may need to wait until your puppy is 6 months old before you try this.
Don't give your puppy the treat if he doesn't come. This would confuse the puppy and keep him from learning the meaning of the word "come."

Photo/Video Credit

Hector Landaeta

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