Pavlov's Dog  

Would you consider training your dog to come to you usinf this method? I would like to get my dog to, because though she isn't always allowed to run free, we do occasionally and only when my husband or I are supervising..This is because my 6 y/o and the dog both need this activity of running around together to relase their energy and have fun..But like I said, the one neighbors dog, because she doesn't like my dog will bark and to my dog, that is an invite to come over and chase her instead..

In a way we already do. By training them with rewards, it's a conditioned response.

Yes, we reward our dog too, either with praise or a treat..But for calling her back, I can't stand outside and yell, which is why we are going to get a dog whistle..

Maybe you ought to get my daughter to train your dog..Somehow she has trained not only our dog, but the neighbors dog to sit when she stares at them..

I had called the tractor supply company store and they said they have dog whistles, so if not today, then sometime this week we will be picking one up..

If my daughters cat wasn't so darn picky, she probably would come too..

I know what kind of cookie jar you are talking about and you are right, if the dog/cat knew that every time the jar would "bark" they would get a treat, they would come running..

I am going to expand my calling technique to using a dog whistle so I can call her back when I can't yell for her..

I wish my daughters cat was like that.She has nothing to do with us unless she is cold and hungry..And she doesn't like kitty treats, just her food, because every time we get kitty treats, I end up giving them to the dog because her cat is too picky..

And yes, I have been told that shepherds are smart, and she is, but there are times I wonder, like when her bonks her head on the corner of the wall or desk for the upteenth time in a day...

lol..maybe there's something wrong with his eyes..He might need glasses..hehe..

No, she is a white german shepherd puppy and like all puppies, she doesn't have her balance yet..

Luckily when he obeyed, there was a tarmack driveway still left, but he was going to go to the field. He could have died a horrible death. 9 1/2 acres of ours plus three other neighbors had fields and woods surrounding us. 40 acres in all could have gone up.

Oh wow, how scary for you..I could work on her stopping on command I guess, but I wanted to ues a whistle because once she gets into the neighbors yard, there is so much noise, I can't yell that far. The whistle would be worn around the neck of whoever is taking her out, which is why I wanted to use a whistle, because we can't wear a bell, like Bessy does...

My daughters friend had mentioned about a whistle hurting a dogs ears, but it won't be like we are going to blow it full force in her face for a long period of time..Just a short blow when she is too far away for us to yell at her..


So if you have any ideas for me to train her to stop on command, I am willing to try..But I have to tell you, once she sees something she wants, it is like any training goes out the window, except I found using the bell, she responds to that..

Yeah, I forget about noise, with the exception of when my neighbors use ATVs and snowmobiles, we have serious quiet here.

I'd either search online or buy a book if I was training a dog. PetSmart has classes, but they aren't cheap. Take care