How To Teach PERFECT Recall! Stop Your Dog Ignoring You Off Leash!

Is your dog ignoring you on a walk? Does your dog not come back to you when you ask? Then you need to work on recall training with your dog or puppy and in this video I'm going to help you do so :)

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[amb]

Takes lots of work, and it can be so tedious, but as soon as you start seeing it working, it immediately becomes worth it. We’ve been working with our dog on leash walking, as she had a horrible problem with pulling on leash, but as soon as that started clicking with her, it was very evident, and so exciting. Such a happy moment for all of us to see the progress. She wasn’t an easy 30 minute success like with Sandy, but everything in that video helped so much that after just a few sessions she now just needs the occasional tug to get her to stop up for a second and walk to heel. We have just been using two clicks of the tongue to call her back with the tugs and always get eye contact with it. Such a great thing to see the fruits of your labor

[Kelly-jhmh]

had a bit of an epiphany watching this! your comparison between kids and dogs with bribing was spot on and makes so much sense!

[sofalvarez]

Finally someone with whom I share the same philosophy: my dog is an angel and I usually use positive reinforcement, but sometimes when he does know what I want and still won't pay attention, I speak loud and firm, sometimes I even clap my hands, and oh boy, how he starts to listen...

[traciamaro]

Mine is definitely a leadership thing 🤣 I call her to come back and she looks at me then turns back around and continues what she’s doing but she does listen 70% of the time 🤣 I’ve noticed even with basic commands like sit sometimes she just stares at me when I tell her to sit. It’s like she’s never heard the word before 🤦🏻‍♀️. (We do trick training all the time so she’s 100% confident with the command sit 🤣) I love how you explain the two sides ❤️

[tor]

Incredibly succinct explanation for an incredibly nuanced subject! I am 2 decades deep in this work and very impressed by your way of laying this out in such a judgement free way.

[TheChapelg]

Using your vids to train my 7 month brown lab “Bono”
They are brilliant but as you so rightly say, it takes time and patience.
Thank you so much 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼

[yerebiz]

Me: calls my dog
My dog: looks at me🤓
Also my dog: walking in the opposite direction
Me: 😠😡🤬🤬🤬😤🤬😠😡🤬🤬

[ChevalForet]

Simple, clear, effective explanation. Thanks for being honest saying it's a lack of leadership, and also lack of training. Positivity doesn't do everything, sometimes the problem is just you having a lack of leadership and connection with your dog.

[itbefufu]

My dog was very shy and anxious in new environments. After much training, classes and research, I've realized my dog didn't see me as a trustworthy leader and so whenever we're out in new environments, he didn't know how to act and didn't look towards me for guidance on how to act. After reinstalling a better leader-relationship, when we take him out and he's in a new place, he looks up at me for direction/guidance. It has really helped his anxiousness and shyness. But clearly we still have a lot more to work on lol

[neothegsd]

Thanks for your help. Love your approach. My five month GSD recalls with people but not with dogs.

[bm]

amazing how this guy can talk like a water flood for 11 minutes without interruption or breathing and still give valuable information and does not fall in repetition too much. thumbs up!

[actorpreneurrevolution-ani]

I love watching your videos. I learn so much by just watching how you deal with every dog. I've just rescued my beautiful 5 year old Great Dane so watching you train dogs has helped me already. It's been a long time since I've had to train a dog so I needed a 'refresher'. But what I've learned just by watching is already more than just a refresher - it's a whole new ball game! Thanks Will

[packatak]

Always remember anything you train takes tons and tons of repetition. It has been estimated to be 600-1000 reps for a dog to be rock solid in a behavior. And Rock solid means the dog is accurate around 98% of the time. They are after all dogs, not robots. And every dog learns at a different pace. So don’t get frustrated when your new puppy seems to be taking longer than your last dog.

And those repetitions need to start in very simple terms (dog close by on a lead) increasing to long line. Then go from your house to your back yard on a long line to a larger area. Then increasing the distractions.
I was taught something called Every time you change one of those items, the other two must be the same or easier. So if you are teaching recall in the back yard 20 foot long line no distraction and you go to the park (more distraction) you need to shorten the lead (say to 10 ft) and work up slowly from there.
If you are teaching down with you 10 ft away for 5 min in the kitchen, and now move to 15 feet, then your time should go down to around 2-3 minutes. Gradually work back up to 5 min.
To train a dog It takes time. Repetitions. Rewards. Corrections. Consistent communication from you to the dog. But the feeling of walking your well mannered best buddy down the street and having everyone comment “how did you teach him to walk so nicely?” is really, really cool.

[verdeling]

It's very hard to stay calm and consistent with that monitor alignment 😭😂

[countryratt]

Recall training is so, so worth it. We slacked off on training for our current dog. The pup we had before him, we did everything. He was also such a breeze to train. The new guy is stubborn af. Adorable, but stubborn. So it's been more of a challenge and we may have gotten a new dog a bit too soon. Looking back, now I can see we were still grieving the sudden loss of our first boi (who would have just turned 10 last month) in 2019. He was fine on a Monday, acting funny Wednesday afternoon, stopped eating Friday night, and gone by Saturday afternoon. Anyway, it really is so, so nice to have a dog you can let off leash and rely on to still listen. Our other dog is a good listener. A little neurotic but listens when it counts. So on the rare occasion that the gate to the backyard has been left open by accident, we have one dog we panic about and another we just holler for and her head pops up around a corner right away. Lol! Though I will say, the stubborn lil turd dog is too oblivious most of the time to notice the gate is open. Both times, he's just been off in his own little world in the backyard.

[jackiegrant]

Thank you, this is very interesting. Just got a rescue puppy of six months, first time out and letting him off the lead, my husband stood still, I continued to walk with dog still on the lead. After a few moments, I turned, let the lead go and my husband called the dog, got a good result. I’ve just noticed that the dog responds to my whistle, one I use with my fingers (famous for doing that without a dog). So, I’m going to use my whistle in the house and garden as you said, thanks again, fingers crossed it works. P.s. he (the dog) does respond to his name when I call and I’ve managed to get him to sit before a treat, but the whistle in a noisy environment, I believe could be more affective. 😊

[fufu]

Me:
Minding my own business trying to learn how to teach your dog the recall command.

Trainer that looks like a viking:
You lack leadership.

Me:
ok T_T

[truthinaction]

First off thanks for all of the hard work you put in to make these videos to help all of us knuckleheads out here !! I just recently went from fostering to adopting a rescue that is SEVERELY terrified of EVERYTHING ! While I have some skills with a dog like this, my last dog had similar issues, I know when things fail it is mostly, well all, my fault. 🤦‍♀️
Tipper is very attentive on lead, will stop, turn, & heel pretty well so far. We are just beginning to work on sit. I watched your video on going through doorways and have incorporated that into our normal program as well.
I wish I we could have more fun in the house but he is so afraid of I guess just being patient will be the key. Thanks again for your hard work !

[mishagildenberger]

This video is amazing. Is the best video I've ever seen about recall and it's exactly what I explain as a dog trainer. Leadership is needed for a good training. It's not about throwing treats at the dog's face, it's about marking a leadership.

[humorme]

Your videos on loose leash walking have completely changed my dogs and our relationship. Thank you! Great job!