Name your dog as soon as possible, call your dog’s name every time, praise, play, feed or teach him attention gestures. It’s important for your dog to remember its name.
Give a short, crisp name or a name that is pleasant to call. A dog’s name is the only way to communicate with your dog that doesn’t change with the environment or your mood.
1. When your dog is doing well, call his name in a gentle tone.
When it is not behaving well, use another tone of voice when playing and then another tone of voice when playing.
The change in tone depends on what is distracting it.
2. Use your dog’s name only as an attention signal, don’t call his name repeatedly.
Use a tone of voice that you think he will pay attention to you. Don’t give the command until you are sure the dog’s attention is on you.
The success of your training will depend on your ability to get the dog’s attention with your tone of voice.
☆ Excellent – Stop and look at you as soon as you call its name. When your family calls it. It will also react.
△ Pass – Having to call it twice in order to get its attention It is slow to respond to the call of a family member.
○ Failing – Had to repeat its name several times before getting its attention.
