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5 stars (34 reviews)
59 min
August 20, 2012
Training the Recall: The Most Important Behavior Your Dog Will Ever Learn 1) Introduction: What this DVD is covering, why we are doing it, how it fits in with the rest of our DVDs, and how it will be laid out. 2) Restrained Recalls: Positive effects of frustration. Putting behavior on cue. Voice and whistle. Benefits of engagement. How to reward, mechanics and duration. 3) Recalls in an environment free of distractions/competing motivators. 4) Recalls while focused on something else (competing motivator). Must have control of competing motivator and be able to deprive dog of access (P-). Food to start. Handler must control the value of reward for returning... value, intensity, duration. 5) Increasing intensity of competing motivator for "call away." Toys, bite wedges, bites, etc. Still must have control of competing motivator. 6) Difference between call off and call away, and on line harness drills. Call offs - ball, tug, bite, etc. 7) Leash pressure and layering the leash over your recalls. Long line/flexi work - no distraction Preparation for the use of P+ and R- (correction). 8) Basic electronic collar conditioning for recall. R- (continuous) and P+ (nick). With line work. Avoiding superstitious associations with both ecollar and line. 9) Finishing recall in real life situations Generalization. Being prepared and practicing. 10) Teaching and adding terminal behaviors. Heel, front, and place. 11) Everyday do's and don'ts. a) Don't call your dog unless you have something, can make them come, or are sure they will come. b) Have rewards whenever possible during teaching phase. c) During the teaching phase, don't call your dog to put them up or call them away from something they like (unless you have something better and are sure they will come). d) Control your distractions/competing motivators. e) Practice recalls all the time!!!
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Training the Recall with Michael Ellis

Uploaded on August 20, 2012 • 59 min
Training the Recall:

The Most Important Behavior Your Dog Will Ever Learn


1) Introduction:

What this DVD is covering, why we are doing it, how it fits in with the rest of our DVDs, and how it will be laid out.

2) Restrained Recalls:

Positive effects of frustration.
Putting behavior on cue.
Voice and whistle.
Benefits of engagement.
How to reward, mechanics and duration.

3) Recalls in an environment free of distractions/competing motivators.

4) Recalls while focused on something else (competing motivator).

Must have control of competing motivator and be able to deprive dog of access (P-).
Food to start.
Handler must control the value of reward for returning... value, intensity, duration.

5) Increasing intensity of competing motivator for "call away."

Toys, bite wedges, bites, etc.
Still must have control of competing motivator.

6) Difference between call off and call away, and on line harness drills.

Call offs - ball, tug, bite, etc.

7) Leash pressure and layering the leash over your recalls.

Long line/flexi work - no distraction
Preparation for the use of P+ and R- (correction).

8) Basic electronic collar conditioning for recall.

R- (continuous) and P+ (nick).
With line work.
Avoiding superstitious associations with both ecollar and line.

9) Finishing recall in real life situations

Generalization.
Being prepared and practicing.

10) Teaching and adding terminal behaviors.

Heel, front, and place.

11) Everyday do's and don'ts.

a) Don't call your dog unless you have something, can make them come, or are sure they will come.
b) Have rewards whenever possible during teaching phase.
c) During the teaching phase, don't call your dog to put them up or call them away from something they like (unless you have something better and are sure they will come).
d) Control your distractions/competing motivators.
e) Practice recalls all the time!!!

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aliburchard
September 27, 2023
I'm really confused with the remote collar guidance. The conditioning the e-collar makes sense, but if my dog fails to recall in the proofing stages, do I use the same low-level stim from conditioning? And if he doesn't respond to a low-level nick, do I repeat and increase the level but keep it momentary? Do I transition to continuous? These same questions are posted on Michael Ellis' ecollar training self study course, and have been unanswered for 3 years.
Spencers
February 23, 2023
Amazing! So excited to start training.
whee5604
October 22, 2021
Great video. The key is to do it every session.
TheBorgers
March 13, 2021
Amazing! Can’t say enough about Michael Ellis and his training style. Great drills, easy to follow and understanding for both handler and your pup.
ShibaNori
October 7, 2020
Brilliant video, all the info in only one hour, although I already educated myself a little before and saw a dog trainer, I learned a lot about the principles of the recall and recognized all the little mistakes I made in the process, that made me fail to teach a good recall.
MerlinIII
May 1, 2020
If I had the ability to do so, I would rate this video a 4.98. It was an excellent video and well worth the money. The only issues for me were that the training was predicated mostly on bite work with already trained dogs representing breeds of dogs that are very trainable. Also, the voice recognition software captions need editing to correct misspellings.
bkaufman625
February 22, 2020
Excellent! No fluff, just good training instruction. Just wish my dog liked to play with tugs.
shaharazu
December 22, 2019
Although a relatively short video, but it contains excellent material that helps in many other aspects aswell.
yazshane
November 1, 2019
I love the way Mr. Ellis presents training the recall. He gets right to the exercise and each step is explained well. It is important for me to watch this DVD over & over until I become smooth in my execution of the recall first because if I hesitate while teaching my dog the lesson will be lost.
Razor317
October 8, 2019
good step by step training.
Millerjon01
May 5, 2018
Loved it. Short, sweet, to the point, and the tips at the end made me go “ohhhhhh” - which explains a lot of what i am seeing currently. Can’t wait to try these techniques.
BARSONA
April 26, 2018
The best of the best
Darrenb
March 24, 2018
Why are you reading the reviews? It’s michael Ellis and Leerburg!... it doesn’t get any better than this!!!!!!!
BRoza00
December 4, 2016
An amazing DVD once again. Despite the complaints of not having two handlers, a lot of this can be reinforced on your own at home. I highly recommend this DVD with the Power of Playing Tug DVD, they involve a lot of the same principals, though, not spoken of. A lot of these dogs used were your own personal trained dogs, but they were examples, and excellent ones. Though the dog is trained, they help establish the foundation of what to expect. Highly recommended DVD for anyone who is unsure.
HughIV
October 18, 2016
I've been purchasing videos from Leerburg since the mid nineties when everything was VHS. This DVD is probably my favorite. As a science teacher of 20 years I find the sequence logical and very well structured. Hugh
Virginia Beach, Va
sandramore
June 9, 2016
Thanks, Mike for such a good DVD. I am/was? (we haven't figured this out yet) working with a trainer who wanted to teach the recall by putting an e-collar on my dog, letting her wander a bit and then stimmed her at the same time as calling her. I had my doubts about what he was attempting to do. Thanks to this DVD I now know the proper way to train the recall. I'm looking forward to getting started with my dog.
rickyrussell
March 25, 2016
Such a good DVD!!! I can't recommend it highly enough! Everything (and more) that you need to know for great recalling results! Thanks Mike!
baka87
March 15, 2016
This is one of the best dog training videos you'll come across, as it teaches the dog to come when recalled. This is invaluable, as it is something you have to have with your dog.
tyellis513
March 9, 2016
The movie was full of great information and it was structured in a way that made perfect sense. The dogs that were used as examples were all very well trained already, I would have like to see more of the learning process from puppy-hood, through the different stages you went through.
Farzad
January 29, 2016
Very good contet as usual, but I was hoping to get more examples, like your other DVDs, of untrained dogs and novice handlers making mistakes and getting advice from Michael. i was also hoping for a more comprehensive section in regards to terminal behaviors. Still waiting for that DVD on finishes. I would recommend this DVD if you are on the fence, but not as much as the other ones in the Michael Ellis series.
Burkes
January 8, 2016
Great video with good clear explanations and layers upon how to achieve it. As others have said it would be good to have a few exercises for those who can only train alone. Also maybe a few dogs in there that aren't as well trained so we can see what to do when they aren't high drive or already super engaged with the handler.
lamegalectora
September 6, 2015
just a show off of how well your dogs are trained, but no real practical and realistically useful lessons for us to teach our dogs in the real world. THIS DVD WAS NOT OF USE
mrskatep
March 10, 2015
I love Michael Ellis--he knows his stuff and he's a very good teacher. I understand that it might be frustrating to need the help of another person, but I'd rather be taught the correct way to do something (albeit more difficult) than a less effective way that is more "convenient" for me.

I think some trainers just tell their clients what they want to hear even though it's not the best way to train their dogs. Listen to Michael: he's brilliant.
abhibhas23
December 3, 2014
Great stuff as usual. Michael walks you through all the different phases of teaching the recall and then proofing it over time, layering in corrections as necessary.

Unfortunately most of these exercises need a helper. I train alone, so I am unable to put most of the suggestions into practice :-/
wguyette
August 22, 2014
I watched this to go along with the "Relationship Games" course. Really glad I did. Can't wait to put these ideas into practice. I'm sure I'll watch it again and again as I progress with the recall.

Thank goodness Leerburg has a new introduction with new music!!!
cmason
May 23, 2014
The only reason I gave this 3 stars was because almost every exercise requires 2 people. Being a single person I don't have someone to help me work with my dog. The exercises looked amazing but I wasn't able to practice any of them. This makes me very hesitant to order any other online training videos.
vbintex
April 17, 2014
An excellent well structured process to teach and proof this important exercise. I will immediately implement these concepts in my training regiment with my obedience dogs. Thank you Micheal Ellis and Leerburg for an outstanding teaching video.
jocollins
April 16, 2014
I am in total agreement with this method of training the Recall. Great DVD and great training.
rickyrussell
November 22, 2013
Excellent DVD! Best I've seen on training the recall
mchapman65
July 10, 2013
Excellent, specific how to's. Best recall training I have encountered.
cbryan
February 6, 2013
Very informative and well-made---HOWEVER--I would have liked to see a variety of "real-life" situations not involving the bite cuff. The video seemed slanted toward the agitation of the bite cuff for sport. I was hoping to get something geared more toward a normal recall training for everyday use as a pet dog owner. You should let the potential buyer be made aware of that. Otherwise, it was good.

With that said, I will look forward to watching it over as I am sure I will pick up different aspects each time I watch it. Thanks.
vcr41
December 13, 2012
Ya I love how you can watch it on your iPhone on the go!!!
Lbbastian
October 27, 2012
Brilliant!! I love that the video was right to the point! Great detail, great video showing exactly what should be done. Definitely worth the money!!
Luzelle
September 21, 2012
Awesome, awesome, awesome! I was a bit reserved getting this one because it wasn't as long as the other DVDs and I was worried it would lack in detail. It doesn't! It's fantastic! I can't recommend it enough (along with all the other Michael Ellis DVDs, worth every penny!).
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