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Step 1
Teaching your dog attention is one of the most important things you can do with your dog. Most of the time when a dog fails to do a command it is because the dog was not paying attention. Always get your dog's attention before you give a command.
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Step 2
Teaching attention can be confusing for your dog. If you say your dog's name and then hold the treat up by your eyes, your dog will focus on the treat. We want your dog to look into your eyes even if there is no treat there.
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Step 3
Start by holding the treat up by your eyes, as soon as your dog looks into your eyes click and then treat your dog.
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Step 4
Practice a few times. When your dog starts to look into your eyes every time you say your dog's name start to move the treat away from your face. Chances are your dog will follow the treat.
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Step 5
Hold your arm out but gently say your dog's name until your dog looks you in the eye. The second your dog looks into your eyes click and treat.
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Step 6
Keep practicing until you can hold your arm out with the treat in your hand but your dog still looking in your eyes. Start to extend the amount of time that you have your dog looking into your eyes. Start with two to three seconds, work up to ten seconds, twenty seconds and so on.
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Step 7
Now when you say your dog's name your dog will look at you and then you can move on to teaching other commands. Good Luck!
