![]() ![]() When your dog is pulling ahead on his walk, instead of tugging on the leash, first stop and cue his name.Here are a few ways to think about applying this during your normal routine this week: Now that you’ve primed your dog’s name and turned it into a really fun game, your challenge is to use your name cue in more challenging situations. So let’s do a little review! Start with the Ping-Pong Game, which is a great foundation focus exercise. And it’s just as important for dogs that have known their name for a while as it is for dogs that are just learning a name for the very first time. ![]() When trained intentionally and positively, it is the first step in interrupting and redirecting lots of undesirable behavior it is also the first step in prompting lots of desirable behavior!īecause of its usefulness in all sorts of situations, and the ways we as humans tend to take this cue for granted, the Name Game is the very first skill we teach in all of our classes and private lessons. This is the single most powerful and meaningful collection of sounds you have for communicating with your dog. It is applicable to all sorts of situationsĬan you figure out what the magic word is? It's your dog’s name!.It is easy to train, because your dog probably already has at least a basic understanding of what it means.It is pretty easy to remember, because you likely already use it often.It is usually short and rolls easily off your tongue.The real magic (or science, actually, but you can call it what you want J) is how quickly our dogs pair these meaningless sounds with specific behaviors and learn to respond to the cue – it becomes a green light to perform a behavior they already know well (and hopefully love to do!).Įven though there is no “magic word” that immediately conveys meaning and prompts “obedience” across the dog species, I do believe there is a special word that can have more than average usefulness to your individual dog. My answer to these questions about what cue to use is always the same – whatever word you like best! There is no magic word, merely sounds or collections of sounds that our dogs can perceive. I believe some of this is rooted in the images still lingering from traditional dog training of past decades, as the “well-trained dog” is seen responding to loud delivery of common commands like “Come!” “Heel!” “Off!” etc. I am often asked what specific verbal cue to pair with certain behaviors, or whether there is a special word that can convey automatic meaning to the dogs for those high-stakes skills like recall and loose leash walking. ![]()
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