Field notes · Dog training in Angier & Raleigh, NC

What is the difference between come and let's go?

Come means come to me. Let's go means move along with me. Using them interchangeably teaches a dog that neither one means very much.

Finn, episode 128. "Here comes Deuce" — another dog, and Finn looks

Finn, episode 149. Let's go" is not "Come

In the trainer's words

There's "let's go" and there's "come", right? Those are two commands. And a lot of people don't use them right, and they mix them up, and then they confuse the dog. And he doesn't need to be confused at all.Kelton, Head Trainer, Angier K9 Consultants

Seen with 1 dog: Finn

2 recorded moments, each one linked to the exact second it happens in a full training session published unedited. Trainers call this "let's go" is not "come".

"Here comes Deuce" — another dog, and Finn looks 9:04
Finn · episode 128

"Here comes Deuce" — another dog, and Finn looks

Let's go" is not "Come 10:15
Finn · episode 149

Let's go" is not "Come

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