This should be a pretty easy one! Your problem is very similar to big dog owners having a hard time "catching" their dog or getting them to come when called.
It is all about motivation! If you only call her and pick her up (not come to jump in the lap for love type of coming) when it is time to crate, playpen, or go into the kitchen, she has no motivation to come to you. It isn't fun! So, make coming to you a game. Sometimes she goes to the playpen, but most of the time she gets picked up to play with her favorite toys or get a training treat of some sort. Mostly she needs to be excited about being picked up by YOU! Because you are the most fun thing in her life. I take my kids to some soccer fields less than a 1/4 mile walk from my place. I let them run off lead there. My female runs around like a madwoman, but no matter where she is on the field, I can say her name and drop my hand and point at the ground in front of me and she will turn and run to sit in front of me. I don't always carry treats, so if I don't have treats, I make a big deal of her success and send her to go play again. That way the recall from play does not mean a negative thing. You can also teach her to jump up into your arms. My male won't do this. I am teaching my female by kneeling down on one knee and having her jump on the thigh of the other. She then gets lots of kisses, petting, and/or treats. It makes coming to you just another game to play. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
