Did you know there’s way more ways to spice up your recall than just better treats.
Recalls don’t just have to look like a person standing in a field calling their dog. In fact, I actively avoid a stationary recall.
Anything that gets your dog coming back to you is a recall. Here’s some ideas to try out:
The Call and run. Most dogs love to chase and chasing you can be super fun! Bonus points if you can evade their capture longer by running around trees or other obstacles.
2. Hide and call. Find a tree or bush to hide behind when they aren't looking and call your dog. Just don’t make it too hard as we don’t want to panic them.
3. Teach them a fun trick that involves being close to you and use that in place of a recall. For example a nose touch to your hand or standing between your legs. Adding in moving away from them as you cue the trick also adds a fun chase element.
4. If you don’t need them to come all the way back to you, direction changes can work nicely. Call out to them something like ‘This way’, and start to turn and walk in a different direction. This ones also nice if you don’t need an immediate response from your dog. They can just finish up on a sniff spot and join you when they’re ready.
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