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03-05-2006, 08:21 PM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
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| My whistle worked!!!!! I am talking about those plain little whistles that you can hang around your neck on a string. I started whistling for my puppy in the house - and give him a piece of chicken every times he comes (which is always - he loves chicken). I don't care where he is in the house or what he's doing - he'll be at my feet in only a few seconds. I've been doing this for the past couple weeks because I want him to come to me when we're outside. (I'm afraid he might get loose sometime - aren't we all!) Well today - I took him out and let him run around for about 10 or 15 minutes - on about his (100-foot) clothesline that I let him run on. I waited until he was busy smelling a bush - far away from me - and blew the whistle - and lo and behold, he was at my feet instantly. (Of course, I had some chicken with me). I did this three or four times, and everything he jumped and ran as fast as his little legs would carry him to me. So - it looks like this just might work. To be truthful - when he's on the clothesline - he doesn't even know he's tied to anything with all the freedom he has to run around. So, I am sure that if he had been loose, he would have come right to me then also. Lucky me! Carol Jean |
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03-05-2006, 09:43 PM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA
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| Hey- that is cool. I was using a whistle though to stop the barking- it worked too. My girl got out yesterday and the recall didn't work over the freedom. My husband and I had to chase her 4 houses down. Thank goodness she likes to stop and smell mail boxes. 4 houses here is a long way as we all have 2 or more acres! I am glad for your sucess with the training and I hope it continues to work. |
03-05-2006, 10:02 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Arkansas
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| Neat-O........... That is great! Thanks, I'm going to try that with my boys. I have had Dudley to two puppy classes.....a beginner class and an intermediate. He was the smallest one in both classes and he did pretty well. He comes to me if he has no distractions (right!).......which is rare. Your way might just do the trick!
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03-05-2006, 10:20 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
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| Well - my puppy starved to death in his last life - so food is a wonderful motivater for him. I'll be using the whistle this summer and will get back with you regarding my success rate. Also I'm the one who posted taking my pup out on the 100-foot clothesline (which I don't think we'll ever go out without). In spite of this, I still need to train him to come to me because I am sure they will be a time or two that he will get loose despite my doing my best to keep that from happening. It's those times that we need to be prepared for - right? Thanks for your replies - Carol Jean |
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