You can make your dog more obedient and get rid of their behavior problems just by using the techniques that SitStayFetch teaches in their course, or at least that is what they claim. So I will be conducting a case study to determine if their dog training tips will work to make my dog obedient to my commands.



I will be evaluating how well their tips work by testing them on my German Shepherd dog, Bear. Bear is the perfect candidate to test their techniques on because he currently has no training and he is a young pup, around 8 months old. I will start off teaching him the 'come' command because this is his biggest problem right now.

Here's a normal day with Bear. I let him outside so he can play and get some exercise. I soon notice he starts running up and down the fence with my neighbors dog playing tag and tearing up my garden. I call him with a "Bear. . .Come. . ." command and do you know what he does? He looks at me, acknowledging I said something, and then keeps on playing, completely ignoring me.

In frustration from my dog ignoring me, I raise my voice and repeat the come command. Bear will then not pay any attention to anything I say, and will keep running up and down the fence without even looking at me. I then become very annoyed and go grab Bear by the collar and drag him into the house, all the while letting him know how I feel. So I read up on what SitStayFetch teaches about the come command and found out I was going about it all wrong. You see, dogs think differently than humans. Not only does SitStayFetch teach you how to teach your dog a command, they also explain why the command works.

What lessons does SitStayFetch teach us about training our dogs to be obedient? The main thing we learn is that dogs learn from positive reinforcement and not negative reinforcement. This means they do not learn that they need to listen better and perform the command better next time to avoid their master yelling at them. They instead learn that the command given means they will get punished and they make a mental note to not listen to that command because they do not want to get punished. So, if we want our dogs to listen to our commands, SitStayFetch teaches us that we need to use positive reinforcement to reward our dogs for listening to the command. By using positive reinforcement, the dogs learns that by listening to the command good things will happen and he will want to do what you say.

If I want my dog to listen and obey the command, come, I need to use positive reinforcement so my dog learns that the command means good things will happen and that he should listen to the command. I also need to stop using the negative reinforcement of yelling and getting mad at my dog for not listening. To accomplish this, SitStayFetch has several great tips for us to learn from, but I will address the 3 tips I believe are the most important.

One: Have some great treats in hand. Some good treats they mention are dog treats, cheese and hot dogs. I use Cheetos and hot dogs, but not dog treats since Bear does not care for them, go figure.

Two: Make sure your voice is upbeat and happy when you give your dog the command.

Three: Have a long leash handy so you can use it with the command to teach the dog what you want him to do.

So with my new tips in hand I put Bear on my 15 foot leash and let him go outside. The results. . .

At first Bear did not listen because I had initially taught him that the command come meant that he was in trouble. So, I gave Bear the come command by saying 'Bear. . . come. . .' showed him the cheetos, reeled him into me while saying in a cheerful voice, 'Good Boy Bear. . . Good Come', and then gave him his reward of a couple of cheetos. That peeked his interest and got his tail wagging. I then let him go out and play once again and then called him using the come command. This time something wonderful happened, Bear came anxiously awaiting his great reward. I can not believe how easy it was to teach him this command once I practiced what SitStayFetch tells us to do.

Therefore, does the SitStayFetch program actually help stop your dog's behavior problems? I have to say, from personal experience, that yes it does do what they claim. I have applied all the techniques they say to teach my dog the 'come' command and it worked like a charm. So far, I am very pleased with the results. Bear now comes on command when he is playing with his friend next door. If you apply these techniques that SitStayFetch teaches, your dog will also come on command when called. Give the techniques mentioned in this article a try and you will also see great results.