Emergency Recall Training - MyCorgi.com2024-03-28T12:57:02Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/emergency-recall-training?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A540838&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for the information!!!…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-29:1150197:Comment:5486052009-10-29T00:41:45.640ZLucy Hickshttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LucyHicks
Thanks for the information!!! Very valuable !
Thanks for the information!!! Very valuable ! Yes, I have had many discussi…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-28:1150197:Comment:5485712009-10-28T23:50:28.363ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
Yes, I have had many discussions with my husband about training!<br />
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As an example (and off-topic), if I am eating a snack in the living room, Jack will curly up on the couch next to me and doze off and more or less ignore me.<br />
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If my husband is eating in the living room, the dog sits in front of him, shuffling his feet, whoofing, and drooling.
Yes, I have had many discussions with my husband about training!<br />
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As an example (and off-topic), if I am eating a snack in the living room, Jack will curly up on the couch next to me and doze off and more or less ignore me.<br />
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If my husband is eating in the living room, the dog sits in front of him, shuffling his feet, whoofing, and drooling. Yes, I realized when Jack was…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-28:1150197:Comment:5485702009-10-28T23:49:01.491ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
Yes, I realized when Jack was about a year old that I had unintentionally taught him that the command "sit" actually meant "come over to me and then sit by my feet." Actually, that is what "sit" means for the vast majority of dogs who are not either working or competing in formal obedience. We worked very hard at getting him to understand that "sit" meant "your butt hits the ground in the location you are already in." This is actually VERY hard to train and needs regular work to reinforce, and…
Yes, I realized when Jack was about a year old that I had unintentionally taught him that the command "sit" actually meant "come over to me and then sit by my feet." Actually, that is what "sit" means for the vast majority of dogs who are not either working or competing in formal obedience. We worked very hard at getting him to understand that "sit" meant "your butt hits the ground in the location you are already in." This is actually VERY hard to train and needs regular work to reinforce, and we have not practiced much recently. The farthest we have done in a long time is across a room, and even then I have to remind him that "good boy" does not mean "so come over and see me."<br />
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Once he does the long-distance sit, I then change the command to "stay" to keep him on the spot. Once Maddie gets a little better at "sit" I will need to do the distance work with her, too.<br />
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Thank you for bringing that up, because now I know to practice that too! Of course the ideal situation is to not let the dog run out the front door to begin with..... A trainer I went to suggested…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-28:1150197:Comment:5485662009-10-28T23:33:48.225ZBev Levyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BevLevy
A trainer I went to suggested also working on a distance sit or down. That would apply in the situation you were in if a car had been coming. Sparty could do it but I have not practiced it in a long time. I don't know about Izzy, she often has a mind of her own and has not had as many classes as he has.<br />
I am glad Jack's ok and did good!
A trainer I went to suggested also working on a distance sit or down. That would apply in the situation you were in if a car had been coming. Sparty could do it but I have not practiced it in a long time. I don't know about Izzy, she often has a mind of her own and has not had as many classes as he has.<br />
I am glad Jack's ok and did good! That's great that it worked!…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-28:1150197:Comment:5485512009-10-28T23:13:18.142ZMel Khttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MelissaKlingerman
That's great that it worked!<br />
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We have Caleb pretty solid on normal 'come' but I know being a puppy he can and will have selective hearing so I'll be discussing this with my husband to start training.<br />
The problem with the husband is that I only hope I can make him understand it's for EMERGENCIES ONLY. And not just for a quick reaction.<br />
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Gotta love men.
That's great that it worked!<br />
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We have Caleb pretty solid on normal 'come' but I know being a puppy he can and will have selective hearing so I'll be discussing this with my husband to start training.<br />
The problem with the husband is that I only hope I can make him understand it's for EMERGENCIES ONLY. And not just for a quick reaction.<br />
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Gotta love men. I just wanted to update this…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-28:1150197:Comment:5485112009-10-28T21:46:16.769ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
I just wanted to update this to say I got to try it out, and it works!<br />
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I was bringing Maddie in through the front door from a potty break. Usually the dogs will stay inside the door unless I am taking them out, but Maddie was taking awhile to get in and Jack looked out and saw one of his dog friends in the middle of the road in front of the house. This was exactly the scenario I envisioned when I decided to do the training.<br />
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Well, he got past me (thankfully there were no cars) and went flying…
I just wanted to update this to say I got to try it out, and it works!<br />
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I was bringing Maddie in through the front door from a potty break. Usually the dogs will stay inside the door unless I am taking them out, but Maddie was taking awhile to get in and Jack looked out and saw one of his dog friends in the middle of the road in front of the house. This was exactly the scenario I envisioned when I decided to do the training.<br />
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Well, he got past me (thankfully there were no cars) and went flying over to say "hello" and ignored me when I yelled for him, so I did my recall command and he came flying right back (I checked there were no cars coming before I called him).<br />
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I felt like an idiot for letting him get past me, but it all worked out well and the training paid off. He got quite a few liver treats for that one! I did wonder what people who…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-15:1150197:Comment:5408412009-10-15T02:08:26.784ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
I did wonder what people who feed table food all the time use; I would think the motivation would not be so high if the dog is used to really tasty treats on a regular basis.
I did wonder what people who feed table food all the time use; I would think the motivation would not be so high if the dog is used to really tasty treats on a regular basis. Yeah, mine "normally" come to…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-15:1150197:Comment:5408392009-10-15T02:07:13.673ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
Yeah, mine "normally" come too.<br />
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Maddie is actually better at normal "come" than Jack as she's less independent.<br />
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If we are in an unfamiliar place, Jack is just about 100%. We had him hiking and he went to splash in a retaining pond, and he loves playing in water, and yet he came full-speed as soon as I called.<br />
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But here near the house in the park by us, where he knows exactly where he is and is not afraid of getting left, he's not as good. My fear with him is he'll get out the front door by…
Yeah, mine "normally" come too.<br />
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Maddie is actually better at normal "come" than Jack as she's less independent.<br />
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If we are in an unfamiliar place, Jack is just about 100%. We had him hiking and he went to splash in a retaining pond, and he loves playing in water, and yet he came full-speed as soon as I called.<br />
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But here near the house in the park by us, where he knows exactly where he is and is not afraid of getting left, he's not as good. My fear with him is he'll get out the front door by accident, see one of his well-known doggie playmates across the street, and go running over. I need something strong enough to counter that desire to go play and see a friend, so I am hoping this will work! Hopefully I'll never need to use it, but I want it to be there just in case. Yep, the first time I got the…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-15:1150197:Comment:5408382009-10-15T02:04:41.077ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
Yep, the first time I got them very excited by making a big show of opening the brand-new bag of never-before-seen liver treats, then gave my command while I was feeding them. And I did it right before supper time.
Yep, the first time I got them very excited by making a big show of opening the brand-new bag of never-before-seen liver treats, then gave my command while I was feeding them. And I did it right before supper time. I agree the group effect is v…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-15:1150197:Comment:5408362009-10-15T02:03:24.777ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
I agree the group effect is very reinforcing.<br />
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Jack is very good on recall if he's not eating something in the bushes. LOL He runs full-speed to me. When we brought Maddie here, one of the first things we did is have my husband hold the dogs while I went to the other end of a field, and called them both. Jack brought Maddie right along with him in the excitement, and she learned quickly. She already had the general idea of what "come" meant, but it really reinforced it.
I agree the group effect is very reinforcing.<br />
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Jack is very good on recall if he's not eating something in the bushes. LOL He runs full-speed to me. When we brought Maddie here, one of the first things we did is have my husband hold the dogs while I went to the other end of a field, and called them both. Jack brought Maddie right along with him in the excitement, and she learned quickly. She already had the general idea of what "come" meant, but it really reinforced it.