His recall is okay, not perfect. If there are no distractions he returns to me instantaneously (for a liver treat), if there are other dogs it can take a minute ....We practice frequently, and he is a clever dog (learns tricks etc very quickly) but wilful. Flatcoat retrievers are known for this to a certain degree.
Today he was off lead as usual and chasing some low flying circling swallows. Initially it was quite charming to watch but then I became concerned that the birds might fly across the road with him in pursuit (road was a couple of hundred metres away) so I recalled him. He ignored me completely - this went on for 5 minutes or more and it was if I didn't exist. I started walking in a different direction and he didn't follow. Eventually after tiring of running after the birds, he decided to let me capture him (i.e. He still didn't come back, I had to go to him and grab his collar but at least he didn't evade me this time) He has never done this before - he might ignore me for 60 seconds but not this. How do I get him to be more consistent on recall [tears hair out]
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My 7 month old puppy behaved like an ARSE on our walk today
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