I know Corona is still young but I also know that making sure a dog understands their name AND the word come are very important. The problem is whenever I try to call her, using either word she kind of stops, looks and me and runs. Is it because she's still young and JUST wants to play or should I be doing specific things to get her to learn. Any tips would be a great help. Thanks

Nora will be way better at this than me but the IMPORTANT thing is when she does reach you whether by come command or her name, praise her like crazy.

You can put her on a small leash and as you are saying come gently pull her toward you and praise and treat like crazy.

I believe with her name, praise her whenever you say her name and she even looks at you, not comes to you but just looks and acknowledges her name. She will get that over time. Most dogs dont' come when you say their name, that come command and name are two seperate teachings.

I went through some of that with our dog Lacey (who is almost 2 now) I thought she'd never be trained.  She is a headstrong dog and likes to do things her way.  But with consistency and determination on our part.....and working with her everyday.  She is a very well behaved dog now.  She will come when called and sits, stays.  All that basic stuff.  So keep working with your pup everyday.  It gets frutrating sometimes, but eventually it will happen.

I love reading these "training" threads... I will need some of this advice in May when Brad gets his baby Engish Bull Dog...

I guess I lucked out... Zoey's never had any "training",however she knows "sit", "stay" and for her to come I just call her name. I think she knows the English language! LOL

thank you to everyone. I absolutely love this site because everyone is so helpful and someone always understands whats going on.  Sometime I feel a little stupid because it seems so easy when reading everyones tips but I guess it's not always that way huh. This pup is really helping me learn patients lol.

Hi Aubers, nice to meet you. First thing, how old is your puppy?

You do not want to start "leash" training TOO early as the pup will not have the concept to associate everything at once, take it slow & he/she will catch on...patience is the vertue, you will be amazed at just how much difference one week makes. I did put a collar on Spanky at 6 weeks for just 15-20 minutes at a time so he could get use to wearing it. Now that he is 11 weeks old he is FINALLY big enough to wear his harness..all 3 pounds of him LOL.

This is what I did with Spanky... I put some canned food on a baby spoon, let him smell it (works really well when they are a bit hungry, not starving), then called his name & said come,come,come while backing up a couple of steps & if he hesitated I would let him smell it again & repeat the process, it took about 2 days for it to really click (he was just 7 weeks). 

At 9 weeks I introduced him to the "dreaded" leash. I never held it or tried to make him walk with me at first. I just snapped it on his collar & let him drag it around the house while I supervised for 10-15 minutes at a time, I did this for about 4 days. The next time I snapped his leash on to his collar I had treats ready & called him to follow me,praising him like crazy when he followed..when he hesitated I reminded him by letting him smell the treat & repeating the process...at 11 weeks he walk right with me on a loose lead, exactly what I wanted him to do.

Remember, NEVER scold your puppy for not understanding..this is a whole new world to him & he is trying to grasp the concept of everything.

Puppies are kinda like children, they need to be patiently taught,reassured & well loved!

I hope this helps.