Calling one at a time?

[borzoimom]

I'm just curious as to why you want to do this? When I say come..no matter what..I want all of my dogs to get their butts to me as soon as possible, lol. ..

I was chuckling at this (' get their butts to me..) - I uh well uh have used that sentence a uh few times.. lol.. But seriously- I wish mine do seperate better out of this " hunting pack" mode. I know I have a uphill battle as its been how they were raised for the length of the breed to hunt in packs. However- Hottie, although he thinks he is the " MASTER Mister of the Mountain" the fact is- he physically could not back up what he starts like in chasing a wild animal. Femka- much smaller than Hottie, is actually as serious " black bullet" hunter- with speed, and agility to back to it up. By discouraging hottie- who would probably spot something to chase quicker- it stops the other 3 from going " hmm- I wonder if if we can make it run.." Zubin is the one that makes you laugh- here is my favorite story-
One afternoon I had Zubin out with Femka. Zubin spotted a deer and ran at the deer. It was the rut- and the buck stood there and stomped his hoof into the ground- .. Zubin STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS TO A screetchhin halt- then started doing the puppy dive of circles around and around infront of the deer- I SWEAR ( !!) Femka turned to look at me- as I was coming down the yard calling trying to get Zubin to leave that pointed buck alone- and Femkas face was " THAT IS THE SORRIEST BORZOI I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE- LOOK AT HIM- ITS NOT GOING TO RUN IF HE KEEPS DIVING into circles- .." I swear she was rolling her eyes- I started to laugh- Zubin stopped spinning as the buck just backed up slowly in a walk. Finally Zubin came back to me- with the buck still standing in the yard..
To this day- this one buck will enter the yard - walking very very slowly one step at a time. As the dogs watch him go- but without a run- they do not move..

[applesmom]

Not sure if this is what you mean, but our dogs were taught the "wait" command. Otherwise we'd have had a doggie traffic jam as they all scrambled to get to the vehicle and into their crates for a day in the field.

Before allowing them to load, we would give them the group "wait" command and then release them one at time by using their name and the command to load up. If any of them were going to be left home that day; they were put outside until the others were loaded. (I couldn't bear seeing their looks of dissapointment when they discovered they couldn't go)

The wait command also came in handy under many other circumstances and should work for calling just one dog.

If we were all just relaxing around the house and I wanted just one dog to come to me, I'd oten wait and catch their eye when the others weren't looking and use a hand signal instead of a voice command. Sneaky, but it worked!

The nail clippers is still the best deterrent!

[NicoleLJ]

I train this by starting out with games. Training with games makes it more fun and easier to understand. My dogs favorite game is fetch. So I would take them outside I would tell them both to sit in a "by me" position(beside me on my left). Then I would say "Name Wait". Then I would throw the ball. and then just as I send the other on to go get teh ball I grab the collar of the one staying by my side. Then I immediately praise before they have even had a chance to get their butt off the ground. The I switch and do this with the other one. I do this about 5 times each time I play fetch with them. Till it sinks in. In a couple of weeks I can put one in a sit, down or stand and send the other to get teh ball.

For other commands I work with my husband. We each take a dog and work them first at a distance form each other(we steadily move closer though as they listen and obey) and give different commands. If we get to a distance where they ignore us for teh others command then we stay at that distance and keep working at it till we can agian start moving closer or further away. They we switch. In a few weeks we can either be side by side or distance apart, in the house or outside the house and have then listen to seperate commands. Patience is the key though.
Nicole

[Love That Collie]

One afternoon I had Zubin out with Femka. Zubin spotted a deer and ran at the deer. It was the rut- and the buck stood there and stomped his hoof into the ground- .. Zubin STOPPED IN HIS TRACKS TO A screetchhin halt- then started doing the puppy dive of circles around and around infront of the deer- I SWEAR ( !!) Femka turned to look at me- as I was coming down the yard calling trying to get Zubin to leave that pointed buck alone- and Femkas face was " THAT IS THE SORRIEST BORZOI I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE- LOOK AT HIM- ITS NOT GOING TO RUN IF HE KEEPS DIVING into circles- .." I swear she was rolling her eyes- I started to laugh- Zubin stopped spinning as the buck just backed up slowly in a walk. Finally Zubin came back to me- with the buck still standing in the yard..
To this day- this one buck will enter the yard - walking very very slowly one step at a time. As the dogs watch him go- but without a run- they do not move..

LOL Michelle, well, since the Borzoi's hardly bark, when the herder makes it home, he will probably bark at the deer, then the Borzoi's won't have a deer to chase. They are all going to be looking at him saying, "BIG mouth!"
I don't ever see deer much in the back field because Bailey has a big mouth and they never make it out of the woods and into the clearing.

[borzoimom]

LOL Michelle, well, since the Borzoi's hardly bark, when the herder makes it home, he will probably bark at the deer, then the Borzoi's won't have a deer to chase. They are all going to be looking at him saying, "BIG mouth!"
I don't ever see deer much in the back field because Bailey has a big mouth and they never make it out of the woods and into the clearing.

Major is not much of a barker- compared to a collie, but more than a Borzoi would be... Quite frankly- I could probably use a dog that would bark once in a while. Time after time- I have someone that comes to the door- even with the Borzoi dog decals on the door- when I open the door- the person is taken back to find 4 dogs at their nose height ( there is a step on the outside).. I get this alot " I didn't know you had dogs here...
I have noticed in living up here with the wildlife- the dogs lack of barking confuses the wildlife- its like they think that if the dog barked that means a warning and they can flee.. My dogs don't- and before the animal knows it, with the dogs speed, its on the animal. Sort of like a deer that has no clue a car is going that fast- same thing here...

[Love That Collie]

Major is not much of a barker- compared to a collie, but more than a Borzoi would be... Quite frankly- I could probably use a dog that would bark once in a while. Time after time- I have someone that comes to the door- even with the Borzoi dog decals on the door- when I open the door- the person is taken back to find 4 dogs at their nose height ( there is a step on the outside).. I get this alot " I didn't know you had dogs here...
I have noticed in living up here with the wildlife- the dogs lack of barking confuses the wildlife- its like they think that if the dog barked that means a warning and they can flee.. My dogs don't- and before the animal knows it, with the dogs speed, its on the animal. Sort of like a deer that has no clue a car is going that fast- same thing here...

hehehe,...Chloe's not a barker but when she sees at deer up in the woods and Bailey's not outside with her she's all mouth but when someome comes to the door she's not, Bailey has that distinction.

[suandjames]

I had the same problem. To do this, my wife held both dogs by their collars. First, I commanded "stay". Then, whenever I called one, my wife released him while firmly holding on to the other dog. We repeated these over two days, and finally it began to work. Now we can call one at a time, if we have them to stay first (otherwise, they both come!). It was frustratung in the beginning but with patience it really worked.