You should avoid certain things while teaching your dog ‘come’. Never let your dog off leash when you’re not in a secured location (inside a home or a fenced backyard) until your dog is reliable on ‘come’. Don’t repeat the command more than once. Don’t punish your dog after he comes to you. While training come at the beginning, make sure that your puppy is hungry. Don’t make him scared as it may cause him to break the command. Don’t say ‘come here’ or words that are similar to ‘come’ command. Once the puppy comes to you, grab the collar to make him recognize this as part of the command and instead of using the ‘sit’ command, use the hand signal and bait to get your puppy to the sit position. Use longer leads when you add distance to ‘come’ command. When your dog becomes proficient at coming every time and with distraction, you can take the lead off.
