OK.

Here is a new thread for the recall.

I have a 10 pound Schipperke. She is smart and learns enthusiastically. I do marker training with high value treats. She is raw fed.

I have really let down on the job this winter (due to lots of different things) but have kept up with her sit, down, high five (or touch) and some other things.

She is super hyper-active (think Jack Russell on crack) and I can never let her off leash unless I am at my ex's house in the country. Then she can run freely. When called, she will 'eventually' come back.

Where do I start?

Also, any suggestions to other threads will be appreciated.

Thanks.

OOPS! I put this in the wrong category. Can a moderator please put it where it goes or tell me how to do it?

Thanks.




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E-collar.
If she *knows* what here means, and doesn't want to listen off leash, she needs to be proofed with an e-collar.

Yes, they make them for mini-dogs.

No, she is not that far along. Last fall I worked a very little on long leash and calling her to me with a piece of cheese. She isn't close. This winter, the most I have done is to yell "Pookie, Pookie, go bye, bye?" My fault, I know. She comes at her choice and I don't think she really knows.

Confucious say, Dog on leash always come.

Buy a long spool of clothesline or 5/50 cord.

 Quote: Alyssa Myracle

Confucious say, Dog on leash always come.

Buy a long spool of clothesline or 5/50 cord.

See why I say these folks are so freakin' smart??? Where else can you possibly get this kind of information?? LOL!

I'm working on this myself... long line (100' in my case but I have a lot of space)and a treat bag full of goodies... string cheese and raw beef; Falcon's favorite. I didn't start with the 100' line but we have worked up to this. It won't take long - call him from a short distance and reward like crazy. Every few days I would extend the distance, calling him from farther away. Today I was able to add distractions and he did really well. I'm not giving treats every time at this point but often enough to keep him happy to come running. Once I am at the point of going off lead (still at our home/property) I'll definitely turn the e-collar on.

Thanks for the suggestions. I hadn't even thought of clothes line. I got the 20' leash but not long enough and I kept thinking I would need to get more long lines and hooking them together, which gets a little pricey. CLOTHES LINE - DUH!

Any other pearls of wisdom from Confucious? (Now I remember why I love this forum!)

Here is how I learned to train the recall to my pet dog. Honest to God, it finally clicked in my head one day while someone was trying to call their dog away from Turbo and I on a walk.
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We've all seen this scenario before.

Owner yelling repeatedly for their dog to "Come on".

After yelling for a few minutes, all the while the dog ignoring them, they resort to "Want a treat?"

Then the dog comes BLAZING in like it's @$$ is on fire.

Why not train the recall the same way the dog learned "Want a treat?" That bribe could easily become a recall command with a little tweaking.

That IS my recall training! Maybe not in those words, but every beginning recall results in a party with champagne and cocktail wieners.

The dog is never called and then corrected, and is simply reeled in when there is non-compliance (no correction and no reward).

Every good thing inside all day start with the recall. Supper? Recall first. Ride? Same. Treat? Same. Walk? Same. Something not fun? Go get the dog.

I never call the dog if I have ANY doubt, unless I have reinforcement (long line). Otherwise, he learns that it's optional. I I NEVER play keep-away.

This basic foundation is done for a good period of time in my house, and the dog is not ever off-lead outside the fenced yard until it's solid, then venue-proofed, then distraction-proofed.

I have a friend who stands in the doorway and yells "TREATS!" and all of her 5 small dogs come a-runnin', screeching into the house and gathering like a cult at her feet.

I tend to use the reward less as a bribe... LOL. But the point that the dog WANTS to hear that recall is a very very good point. I want my dog to pick up his head, perk up his ears, and dash to me, THRILLED to be called.

 Quote: Connie Sutherland

I tend to use the reward less as a bribe... LOL. But the point that the dog WANTS to hear that recall is a very very good point. I want my dog to pick up his head, perk up his ears, and dash to me, THRILLED to be called.

OOPS! I didn't mean to sound like I was saying to bribe the dog. Guess it woulda' helped to actually explain WHAT to do, huh?

What Connie said.:smile: