|
Hi Melissa:
It’s a real challenge to be more interesting to a Corgi than whatever he or she is sniffing for in the yard or at the dog park. Like corgimum, I’m an advocate of using treats to start teaching the “come” command.
With my Corgi, I started teaching “come” by finding opportunities in the smaller space of our apartment to call her. For example, when I was in the kitchen or just sitting at the computer, I’d say “Penny come!” and when she did, I gave her a treat. I just sort of kept doing this so that she associated “come” with “treat”. I eventually took the excercise on the road to the dog park.
Right now I’m trying to phase out the treat a bit. Sometimes when I call her to me in the apartment, I’ll pet her, give her a toy, or do something else positive in place of the treat.
Whatever you decide, just keep working at it. I think Gimli will catch on eventually.
|