Teaching, Changing or Recharging a Dog's Name

The following training tip can be used to:

• Teach a new puppy it's name.

• Change the name of a puppy or adult dog (no matter the age) such as when you rehome a dog.

• Recharge your dog's name when your dog has taken to ignoring you when you say it's name.

Directions

You will need:

• Your dog just hanging around but not doing anything you don't like at the time

• Some really yummy food (not it's normal meal - but some roast chicken or liver treats or something unusual but highly attractive).

• Just a few minutes of your time, a few times a day for anywhere between 1 day and a week.

• Preferably somewhere quiet to start with.

The steps:

1. Say the dog's new name (or the one you are recharging).

2. Immediately give the dog a piece of the yummy food - regardless of what the dog is doing.

3. Repeat 3 to 5 times and stop the session.

4. Repeat session 3 to 5 times a day

5. Repeat for at for least one day and up to a week.

The end result you are looking for:

• Your dog turning it's attention to you immediately and joyfully when you say it's name.

To maintain the behaviour:

• Frequently reward your dog when he does respond - praise, pet, game, toy, food or whatever he or she enjoys.

• Sometimes give a super reward (bonus) for a great response or even just randomly as long as you get the response you want.

• Do not keep saying your dogs name in conversation and ignoring him when he responds.

• Do not call his name then do anything he doesn't like to him if you can avoid it (sometimes you just can't - but then up the rewards for a while afterwards to return to the desired performance level).