Dog Training Tip #2 Getting Your Dog to Look at You

When  training your dog, you always want them paying attention to you. While showing your dog, judges like to see that your dog is paying attention to you and only you. While you are heeling your dog in a show, he should be looking at you constantly. He shouldn't be sniffing the ground, trying to go to the bathroom, or trying to chase the rabbit in the corner of the yard. You should be the dog's main focus area.

Simple steps to getting your dog to look at you:
1. Call your dogs name and whenever he looks at you say "Good boy!" and give him a treat. Everytime he looks at you say "Look" or "Look at me".
2. If calling his name doesn't work, use a treat and put it up to your face so that he looks at you. Say "Good boy look!" and praise.
3. You can also give him the quick snap of his choke chain so that he looks up at you. Say "Good boy look!" Praise and treat.

If he wants to keep sniffing the ground make a loud noise to try and get him to look up.