Recall can be practiced in the house, BTW.
If she'll sit/stay in one room, you can go ALL the way to the other end of the house and call her.
Rain? Snow? No worries.

Practicing the recall out of sight is something that a lot handlers don't do enough, IMO.

If you call, and she doesn't come, you can gently reel her in using your mile-long clothesline.

I found an inexpensive, lightweight marine grade line at Home Depot (rope/string dept) which doesn't absorb water like some ropes/lines do. This was a great improvement over my first line which would get heavier and dirtier in the dew or after a rain. You will know it when you see it; it is yellow and comes with directions on how to attach the clip you would also purchase to attach the whole thing to the collar.

Alyssa, thanks, but I don't have a problem inside. I have a small house anyway, about 1200 square feet. And, she is rarely out of arms reach, much less in a different room.

The times she is in a different part of the house, she comes immediately when I call her name.

I have really tried to make everything a positive experience (due to this web site) and she always expects something good when she comes to me. I, of course, have staggered along the way, but any correction has been few and far between and actually only when I was working on her barking too much last year. That's getting better, but she's still a barker. I guess that's for another thread, but she barks when someone is at the door, which I want her to do. However, she barks at other times when I don't. I have tried to socialize a lot to help with that and it is helping (ie, going thru drive thru at bank, drug store because they always give doggie treats).

But back to the recall. Is there a way I can encourage her to be in a different room and then call? Kinda like hide and seek?

Thanks, Barbara. We don't have a Home Depot here but we have a Lowes and a Tractor Supply. I will make sure it is not the cotton kind. Since she is a small dog, I won't need a strong rope. I think I'll get one made up this weekend with an extra clip and rope to go around my waist.

Good idea.

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Thanks, Barbara. We don't have a Home Depot here but we have a Lowes and a Tractor Supply. I will make sure it is not the cotton kind. Since she is a small dog, I won't need a strong rope. I think I'll get one made up this weekend with an extra clip and rope to go around my waist.

Good idea.

Either store will have it. I'm sure with your dog (from your description) attaching this around your waist is FINE... However, I learned the HARD way that tethering a line to either my ankle or my waist could be very painful if I threw a toy slightly outside of the range of the line, so owners of larger pups don't try this! Better me than Falcon, but none the less, I've learned to NOT tie something to me and to be more cautious with my "girlie tosses".