How to Teach Your Dog to Come to His Name

Our Golden Retriever is the most stubborn dog on the face of the earth. He knows his name, he looks at you once you've called it, and then he goes about his business after deciding that what you have to offer might not be as good as what he is already doing. We followed these steps in order to teach him to come to his name.

Step 1: You'll need to start this exercise once your dog has learned the sit and stay command. Let's be serious - if your dog hasn't mastered the sit, you might be expecting too much from him at this point in his training.

Step 2: Once your pup is sitting and staying, practice walking about 10-15 feet from him. Turn around to face him, stop and stand. If he gets up from the sit, lead him to back to where he started and keep repeating until he knows he must sit until told otherwise.

Step 3: Once you have both established your sit and stay (yes, you are essentially sitting and staying yourself), call him using his name and the one word command "come." You should sound authoritative when you say, "Murphy, come!" It has been said that dogs whose names end in "y" or "ie" are better at responding to this command. If it's too late to rename your dog then just ignore that fact.

Step 4: Have a treat in your hand. Just a small one will do the trick. Make sure he sits to receive his treat and give him a lot of verbal and physical praise.

Step 5: Repeat this exercise, each time getting further and further away from your dog. This will also enhance his sitting and staying training. Try going around a corner where he can't see you as well. If he doesn't stay, you will need to return him to his original spot until he understands that he is only to come on command.

Step 6: Once back inside the house, you should practice this when he is going about his normal activities. In the beginning you should always have a treat in hand when asking a dog to come on command. And, you should never ask him to come on command when it's for something that he finds unpleasant. For instance, if your dog hates taking baths, do not use the come command to get him to the hose. Always go get him and lead him by the collar to the non-preferred activity.

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