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My dog won't listen to commands. How can I train them effectively?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 10 months old | 12 lbs

My dog not obey my commands how can I train it

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on May 14th, 2017

I would recommend using treats to show Blessy what you want, and to reward her when she does what you ask. If there are specific behaviors that you aren't sure how to teach, feel free to post another question and ask - we would be happy to try and help :) For more general training information, I highly recommend the book "How To Behave So Your Dog Behaves" by Dr. Sophia Yin. It has lots of details on training dogs in general, as well as instructions for training specific commands like sit, down, come, etc.

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