May 13, 2011
My redbone coonhound is being trained in S&R, but it will not come after the first two finds. What can I do?
Full Question:
I have a redbone coonhound pup. She is 9 months old. She has done quite well on her obedience training. We belong to Evergreen Search Dogs, (Vancouver, Wa.) My problem is she will not come after one or two finds. She starts running. I use treats on her returns, however, after one or two finds she's in la-la land.Any help would be appreciated.
Dale
Ed's Answer:
This is a handler problem not a dog problem. You need to use force to train the dog to come. The recall is a learned exercise and there are no secret pills that will change what your dog is doing. It’s just not minding and it has to learn that there are consequences for not minding – mainly corrections. So you either use a prong collar and a long line or an electric collar.
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