- Never chase after your dog - Get your dog to chase you if you don't have control - Practice first indoors with no distractions - Use a
food lure at dog's nose and walk backwards to start the behavior - Practice «Find It» and «Hide and Seek» to train the recall - Practice calling «Come» for mealtimes and for walks - Practice 10 times
on each outdoor leash walk (intersperse walking backwards and calling your dog)- Gradually add distractions and different locations - Practice outside
on a long line — first with no distractions, then add distractions - Use
high value food rewards when practicing outside - Don't expect to get from kindergarten to graduate school quickly — this takes time!!
Normally, our main goal with these dogs is to create a positive association with seeing other dogs
on walks — I normally use a clicker and
high -
value food rewards for this, but there are other possibilities if you're creative.