I'm not sure, in your situation, I would leave the dog outside until he made the decision to come in. It almost sounds as if the dog had bad experiences inside at the previous home and outside was the only place he could stay or maybe was forced to stay; anyway you now have to counteract all that.
All the good points have been made by others, now you have to put them all together.
Do not let the dog outside without a long lead (long closthesline or whatever); when you say come reel in the lead and treat and praise. You have to be consistent too; use the same word, treat immediately, etc. Also I don't think I would leave the dog loose outside until this is overcome. If possible I would also take the time to be outside with your dog (still on the lead) and play with him and praising and treating for any good interaction he does.
Also you might want to have a special treat just for the come command and for entering the house. He does not get this treat until he comes and/or he enters the house - but make it something really special that is not given except for this purpose.
New ASFA champion
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Today Xander earned his ASFA fch. Looking forward to seeing him run with Trog tomorrow. Nice, but hot trial in Racine this weekend.
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WooHoo..congrats
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Way to go Lisa and Xander!
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Congrats!
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Congrats!
Regards,
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Congrats! And it's quite warm all over WI this weekend. I don't think the dogs around here are used to it, the weather has been so erratic. Hope they do well today!
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Congrats to both of you, great feat..
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Congratulations!
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Trog is teaching Xander the ropes of being a Fch. they had a lot of fun despite the heat.
