I have a 5.5month old cocker spaniel. I have been letting him off lead in secure places since he was about 13 weeks old and he has generally been really good. But he never really wandered that far from me anyway so haven’t had to put his recall to the test much. If he saw and started to run towards another dog and I called him he would come back.
I always use high value treats like chicken or hot dog when off lead.
He has now found his confidence and a love of chasing squirrels. He keeps an eye on where I am and will keep bounding past me but isn’t coming back to me reliably when I call him.
I feel like it’s a bit of a chicken and an egg as if I don’t let him off lead how can we practise the recall? But I don’t want him to get himself hurt or lost by losing all focus and charging off.
I want one of those dogs that just trots alongside their owner off lead (or even on lead!) but no idea how to get there.
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How do you get bullet proof recall?!!
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SunnyUpNorth · 04/11/2019 12:19
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