My new dog doesn't come to me when called...

[SummerRiot]

Hello I'm soo glad to read that you have rescued her! 9yrs old and healthy is not a nice way of saying so long by putting her down

its sad that the family could not have taken her with them - it shows real loyalty I guess. I know I wouldn't move anywhere that wouldn't involve Riot - hes my heart and soul!

I think the first thing to do is instead of trying to train her to come right now - work on bonding. Then the coming when called will be much easier.
Spend quality time with the old girl - playing with toys, going for walks(every dog likes to get out beyond their backyard), treating when she is good. Because its only been 5 days with her she will go threw an adjustment period. I am going to guess it make take her around 2 weeks to get comfortable in her new home(possibly more b/c of her age and if the family had her her whole life). Could you imagine leaving your known world and ended up somewhere else where someone was trying to get you to come to them right away. I'd be very confused and sad.
Gain her trust and you will gain her heart back!
Even groom her(if she likes it) Most older dogs just LOVE to be patted, groomed and cooed over instead of physical activities as well (rainy day stuff I guess for now eh lol).

Have you ever thought of clicker training her to come at all? I clicker trained my old horse to bow,come when she was called etc and she learned SOO quickly!
The basic concept of it is click as SOON as you see the movement you'd like and treat right away.
Use low fat treats that are small though - you end up clicking alot in the end
Gradually she will know the command without having to click and you can progress the behaviour.

I hope this has helped slightly for you

It sounds like she has found a wonderful home!

[Queen of Poop]

Spend some time getting to know the sweet old lady and you'll probably be surprised at how she responds. Her world has been turned upside down. Give her some time to get used to you, her new home, her new canine companion, etc. She's been thru a rough ride and needs to get comfortable with you. Patience, I'm sure you will be rewarded.

[Sevaede]

Hello I'm soo glad to read that you have rescued her! 9yrs old and healthy is not a nice way of saying so long by putting her down

its sad that the family could not have taken her with them - it shows real loyalty I guess. I know I wouldn't move anywhere that wouldn't involve Riot - hes my heart and soul!

I think the first thing to do is instead of trying to train her to come right now - work on bonding. Then the coming when called will be much easier.
Spend quality time with the old girl - playing with toys, going for walks(every dog likes to get out beyond their backyard), treating when she is good. Because its only been 5 days with her she will go threw an adjustment period. I am going to guess it make take her around 2 weeks to get comfortable in her new home(possibly more b/c of her age and if the family had her her whole life). Could you imagine leaving your known world and ended up somewhere else where someone was trying to get you to come to them right away. I'd be very confused and sad.
Gain her trust and you will gain her heart back!
Even groom her(if she likes it) Most older dogs just LOVE to be patted, groomed and cooed over instead of physical activities as well (rainy day stuff I guess for now eh lol).

Have you ever thought of clicker training her to come at all? I clicker trained my old horse to bow,come when she was called etc and she learned SOO quickly!
The basic concept of it is click as SOON as you see the movement you'd like and treat right away.
Use low fat treats that are small though - you end up clicking alot in the end
Gradually she will know the command without having to click and you can progress the behaviour.

I hope this has helped slightly for you

It sounds like she has found a wonderful home!

Heh, it may take a little longer than two weeks. My Little Dog (a rescue Yorkie) took almost six months to grow enough to the point where she would even bark.