Come Back

[addicted]

I got a lab coming up on her 3rd B-day. I have worked and worked on getting her to come when I call her. However when she gets outide she dart away and is gone for 20 minutes or until a neighbor brings her back. I borrowed a shock collar from a co worker and that doesn't seem to phase her. infact the pre shock beep seems to maker her run. Any suggestions?

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It's not only a name, but a state of mind!

[Benny]

My 9 week old puppy is starting to egnore me or just stand there with this sorry look.
I was told by a trainer on another forum that some one has hit the puppy and it now thinks it will get hit if it comes back.

But he said the only thing I could do was to go back to the begining and start over with the comand basics.

You will have to try and make it a fun thing, maybe use treats and LOTS of praise when the dog comes to you.
A check cord to stop the dog from getting to far away may help, but don't force the dog to come back.

Repeat the exercise over and over till it clicks with the dog.

Benny

[Swamp Scooter]

Does she have a boyfriend down the road?? Just kidding unless she is in heat. Is she running rabbits or deer?

I find it hard to believe a decent e-collar fully charged will not make her think about returning. How much yard work have you done with her? Have you worked with a long check cord in a fenced area and then go longer and without a fence?

Is this a hunting dog or just the family love object? If it is a hunting dog how is she in the field? Water work?

Sorry for all the q's but it might help in getting you on track.

There are lots of tricks to getting you back in control but I, and anyone else widhing to help, just need a little more info.

Kind of sounds like she is the alpha and not you. Who feeds her? Is she an inside house dog, that is what I am guesing. Not bad at all if she is.

[chesepeke]

It seems that your dog likes your neighbor better. give the dog to thje neighbor , have him let the dog out and see if she comes to your house. (just a little reverese psychology) lol.
On a serious note use a check cord. Say 75 feet of rope, clip one end to her and hold on to the other when you got ten feet or so left call her back, if she doesnt stop and come back give a hard tug and hang on. She should maybe flip a time or two but it will solve your problem. make sure you get her back to you and praise her lots when she gets there.
The e-collar is not the way to go. it seems she doesnt no the comand well enough to enforce it with the collar and the shock will only confuse her more. Just my opion these methods worked well for me in the past. good luck .

[Swamp Scooter]

I do agree. I figured if you were using a collar your dog was conditioned to it and you just did not have one yet.

[duckbuster]

I would start by maybe taking it for a walk every morning when you wake up. On a leash using the words Heel and Sit. You are going to have to do this for quite some time, not days, not weeks, but months. If you have any thoughts of using the collar again everytime you go for this walk put the collar on BUT DO NOT USE ANY PRESSURE. You have to condition the dog to the collar then slooowly start to add some light pressure. The collar is NOT to teach but to REINFORCE what has already been taught. It sounds to me like this dog was never obedience trained. It is tough to teach old dog new tricks but with time and patience maybe you can turn the tide with this friend of yours.

GOOD LUCK

[JOSHF]

Don't let her outside without a leashe on. Work on random recalls and don't forget the praise her when she returns to you no matter how mad you are at her. It is all a matter of patience and the biggest thing is REPITITION!! It won't happen over night. Just go back and work on basic obedience training and reinforce that. Just because she is 3 doesn't mean that obedience traing should stop. good luck with her, she needs to know that you are in control not her.