Getting Bull mastiff to listen...

pixysarah

hey everyone,
i am currently minding my mums bull mastiff puppy(9months) for her while she's away, I'm trying to do some basic training with her. so far she can sit and stay on command, sometimes it takes a few mins as if she's looking at me to make sure I'm serious lol i suppose just a normal stubborn mastiff!!

so on to the stubborn part I'm trying to teach her to come as really it is one of the most important commands but were both finding it a little hard. i can get her to come(with a lot of effort) when i have her sitting and staying for me but if were out walking and she smells something interesting or stops to smell something she won't come or move really until she's finished sniffing what ever or i pull her away, which is hard considering her size:roll eyes: this also happenens if she sees something and wants to run towards it, I'm trying to hold her back telling her to come/sit but she just ignores me:( of course i try to distract her before she sees something interesting but this isn't always possible!

i always have treats on me when we are out and use them when getting her to do different commands but sometimes she doesn't care if i have a treat or not she just doesn't listen

so does anyone have any advice on how to get her to listen better or maybe make me more interesting?:cool: really want to get the come command sorted asap so any advice on that or any good training links
thanks
ps sorry about the extremely long op!!