| KimMee's Mom | 02-01-2006 07:06 AM |
Have you done any recall training outdoors on a lead? I think someone else mentioned it here or on another thread. But you need a 25 ft lead and you go to the park or a parking lot and you let your baby roam around. While she is looking around and smelling, you call her. You need really good treats like the cheese. You call her once- Say Lexi Come- hold the word come for longer than usual. DON"T say come more than the one time- make any other noise but the same noise each time until she gets to you. Then treat and praise. If she doesn't turn to you after the first or second silly noise you reel her in from her lead. Let her roam again and start over. You will be very surprized how quickly she will drop what she is doing and come to you. Like oneday KimMee got outside without me knowing it, I had opened the front door and for some reason the back door blew open. I stepped outside and said KimMee Come and then my noise and she came running from the back 40( we live on 2 acres with all brush) Whew was I so happy. My noise is just a silly noise but basically like
BooBooBooBooBooBooBooBooo until she gets to me.
The only problem I have found is you get lazy in your training. Like I read some place - There are no bad dogs just lazy owners!!!!! | 