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my 1yr old generally behaves and responds to commands well. i have a small handfull of individual issues to work on with him, but overall he's great. my question for this post is about recall. 99% of the time when you say "come" he drops whatever he is doing and sprints to you as fast as he can. every once in awhile though, he will ignore the command. i have never disciplined him for ignoring this command because i dont EVER want him to associate anything negative with the "come" command. but i was wondering if there was a way to positively or constructively discipline for ignoring "come"??
a brief history on how i have treated recall with him:
i use the command as sparingly as possible.
i always have a food reward ready for this command and on the very rare occasion when i dont, i praise him greatly and make a big deal of it.
i try to not use it as a tool to remove him from a situation he finds fun.
when the kids are playing with him, i dont allow them to use the command.
ive provided the history for criticism. if im not doing something right, please let me know.
a brief history on how i have treated recall with him:
i use the command as sparingly as possible.
i always have a food reward ready for this command and on the very rare occasion when i dont, i praise him greatly and make a big deal of it.
i try to not use it as a tool to remove him from a situation he finds fun.
when the kids are playing with him, i dont allow them to use the command.
ive provided the history for criticism. if im not doing something right, please let me know.