Thank you all so much for your replies!!!!
It is obvious that the general consensus is that they come -- but only if they feel like it.
Not one of the small dogs in my neighborhood will come when they are called. The owners are always out doing everything in the world to catch them.....we all pitch in all the time.
BUT - the larger breeds come in a second..they have done it since they were puppies and never even needed to be trained to do so.
********* Anyway (in the house) I am working with a whistle and "chicken." My house is large and no matter where he is - he comes like a little bullet when I blow the whistle. Summer is coming and we'll soon be going outdoors - this is why I'm working hard to train him now. I sure hope it works when we go outside.
I'm a little afraid though that some of the squirrels and quail, etc., around here will be far more enticing to him than a piece of "chicken." But we will soon find out.
Carol Jean
Thanks again for so many replies. |