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K-9 Cranks - Dog Behavior

Brief Tip: The Come Command

Four things not to do:

1. Do not call your dog to come for punishment.
2. Do not call your dog to come for grooming or medical procedures.
3. Do not call your dog to come so you can isolate it somewhere it doesn't it doesn't want to be.
4. Do not call your dog to come repeatedly from the shade into the sun, especially on hot days.

Brief Tip: The Four Natural Behaviors in Teaching the Come Command
There are several techniques you can use to get your dog to come to you on command. All of the techniques rely on the following guidelines:

• Be in motion with the dog. This provides a more alluring target to chase.
• Make unique, friendly and alluring sounds to trigger and maintain the dog's attention.
• Do not pull or yank the dog's leash when practicing.
• When the dog begins to come towards you, drop or squat to the ground and extend your bait hand with the treat.

Initiative can neither be created nor delegated. It can only spring from the self-determining individual, who decides that the wisdom of others is not always better than his own.

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