Useful behaviors: A dog's name and attention

His name and attention: 

Dogs learn their names quickly, but it is still something you must train.  Reward Fido for responding to his name to help him learn it well. 

If you cannot get the dog’s attention, you cannot really begin to train.  Some breeds (herders, particularly) offer attention much more naturally than others.  This is different than responding to his name; you want Fido to “check in with you” willingly, of his own accord, without prompting by you, and often. Begin in a low-distraction environment.  Whenever Fido looks in your direction, click and treat.  Move to slightly more distracting environments and do the same.  If Fido has trouble paying attention to you, put him on his leash.  Give him a very short bit of leash to move around on, perhaps by standing on it.  Eventually Fido will get bored of the environment and look at you with a “What now?” look.  Click, reward, repeat.  Keep the sessions short.