"Time’s Up", a.k.a. "Here"

Say command with authority, not threat or anger, when dog is away from you
Evaluate dog’s response:
A)--Dog stops
B)--Dog approaches you
C)--Dog runs or walks away, or totally ignores
Respond:
A)--PRAISE(!) as you approach dog
B)--Stand still, PRAISING(!), as dog approaches you; squat to help encourage tentative dog
C)--Silently follow dog, at methodical (not angry!) pace, until it stops or approaches you. Shake bomb or say "Eh!" when dog is behaving evasively, and if necessary lob a bomb in the fleeing dogs direction, provided the dog is not looking right at you, or frightened by your following.

       Touch your dog, repeat the command ("Time" or "Here"), say "OK!", and PRAISE(!); but remember, only pet when dog sits or lies down!

       Walk away without looking back (at least not obviously), and do something FUN!--Go on a "treasure hunt", and if the dog joins in, reward team effort by sharing the things you, the competent leader, have "found" on your "hunt"!

       Remember, when dog has been given an "OK" command it is free; if, while free, the dog happens to begin to voluntarily follow you, attach the command "Let’s go!". As the following dog starts to separate from you, repeat "OK", so that you have again granted freedom, rather than allowing the dog to take it without permission. When tentatively following dogs begin to lag, don’t slow down or go back; speed up, and then squat with your back to the dog and make " Oh no, I’ve lost my puppy!" noises until the dog closes the distance and "finds" you.

       When dogs do follow, owners should lead them to incentives that motivate more future following. Walking up and down the driveway quickly becomes a drag, sometimes literally, for the bored, confused and disinterested dog. After a short period of "follow the leader", stop, squat, wait until the puppy sits voluntarily, and then pet and praise. The puppy will learn to follow you until you stop in order to get attention from you. Additionally, lead the dog to other positive reinforcers, such as toys, bones, and other favorite people and places.

       Think of "Good!" like "You’re getting warm!", and "Eh!" as "You’re getting cold!" when dogs distract, mark their mistake with the unemotional, impersonal "Eh!", without eye contact.

Vocabulary:

Name=eye contact
OK=dog is free
Good=secondary positive reinforcer, associated with touch and attention
Eht!=secondary negative reinforcer, associated with collar correction and or bottle-bomb
Time (or Here)=stop or come--both are acceptable responses
Let’s go=follow me
Take it=bite and hold an object
Thank you=release object

Attaching words during desirable behaviors as they happen helps dogs learn totally positive, 100% successful associations.

Confronting with commands--stating them and then expecting an obedient response--is not recommended at this point, except with "Time", and "Thank you", and then only provided the situation is properly set up for success. Continue to shape these behaviors, using the attaching commands approach, in addition to occasionally confronting, to help keep the dog’s attitude POSITIVE.


PRACTICE!