I'm conflicted....dog recall help!
So Kipper has taken Puppy K/Jr. High and has also been to puppy socials since she was 10weeks. She's currently 6 1/2 months now and after all this training, I think I am ready to TRY the dog park. I've been working on her recall indoor, in class, at puppy socials, and at a small park. She's been doing great at all of those and I think I'm ready for the dog park. However, I'm not sure how to go about doing the recall training with her there. I mainly use enticing treats when telling her to "come" but many people told me not to bring treats at the dog park because other dogs will hound me. So do I bring treats or not? And if not, what kind of recall training methods can I do with my pup at the dog park? I'm really conflicted and any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Kieu Huynh on
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I wish that would work for Kipper. Unfortunately, she could care less about balls or toys 95% of the time. :(
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Permalink Reply by Carla on
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I always bring treats with me to the dog park, because I've only been taking Casey there for about a month and am completely paranoid that she'll run off (even though she never has and always comes when called). I just bring her dried kibble though so it doesn't smell insanely delicious or anything, and I've never had a problem with it as long as I'm discrete about giving it to her. I’ve never seen any signs posted saying you can’t/shouldn’t, and there are other people who bring treats as well. I think as long as you use common sense and proper judgment, it’s probably not a big deal.
I agree with what others have said about going when it's not busy - the one that we go to is very busy in the evenings and on weekends, so when I first started taking her I went in the middle of the day on a weekday, when there were few dogs there and it worked out well.
As well, if she likes squeaky toys or something like that, you could bring one to try and get her attention if she's going off in a direction you don't want her to. You might attract other dogs, so you'd have to use your own judgment there.
If you really want/need her to come, and don't mind making a fool of yourself, just starting making a big ruckus and, when you get her attention, start running in the opposite direction of her. Guaranteed she'll follow you.
At the end of the day, I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised by how much she comes/behaves and sticks around you at the park. I know I was...Casey can run off to greet other dogs sometimes that are too far away (we're working on that now), but for the most part, I was really surprised at how well-behaved she was when we first started going.
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Permalink Reply by shelley power on
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Ahhhhh recall......... four dogs we have and recall training has been achieved at differing rates of success for all four hahahahahaha but our training begins the same. in a large open space with a 50' lead. We throw a toy within reach of the lead and let them go get it, and then call ( whatever trigger word you choose) We use name and COME, only once. If they bound over great, praise and the game begins again. If not they are tugged in with the lead, put in a sit. and then praised. Repetition and repetition repetition. In time, they have all learned to come when called MOST OF THE TIME. At the dog park I find it harder to issue the command only once, because if they ignore me it means I have to go fetch them. At home we reinforce the recall by playing ball with one at one end of the hall and another at the other end. Rob throws the ball to me and I call name, COME and he lets the dog go and when he comes to me he gets ball and praise.And then we reverse it.
Also found that some other simple obedience training helps. sit , stay commands. down. The heal command is great when combined with learning the recall command. Whatever you use to reward has to be higher value than choosing not to come. sometimes food, and praise, some people have good luck with clicker training.Click first then treat. slowly fade out the treat.
Young beginning pups seem to respond well to high pitched distracting noise, I suppose natural curiousity they come investigate. So I look like a fool making stupid noises , but they quickly figure out that their name paired with some weird noise means come and come means praise. And as silly as it sounds, the less STERN I make it the more readily they come! Lots of other commands given sternly , but come seems to work best sort of enticingly as opposed to stern. The newest idea I have used seems great, and goes right along with the fact that I use hand signals with all our other commands. SO for come I hold my hand up high in a fist in front of me, almost like a target for them to run to and pair that with the name,come command. And soon all I had to do was call name and put my hand up and they come and sit.
Just ideas:))
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Permalink Reply by Beauty and the Beast on
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DO NOT bring her to a dog park with large dogs. I repeat, DO NOT do it.
There could be some unstable dogs or just rude and that could cause trauma to your puppy. Take her to a small dog area first. If you do so you can bring treats as well because small dogs won't be getting in your face to get the treats. Something that doesn't have a string smell, like goldfish crackers is ideal. Just give them to your dog before you go to the park, so she knows you have them.
Recall does not work very well on puppies due to short attention span, don't be alarmed. Just make sure you're always within 10 feet from your puppy. Shiro is 15 months old and he just started to responding to recall 80% of the time, so don't be frustrated just yet. It takes a while.
Shiro was going to dog parks since he was 4 months old, he went to large dog area maybe 3 times total. Small dog area is just next door, and I can hear and see stuff going on in the large dog part EVERY time. Some people bring not very well socialized dogs, there's no way of telling who'd be OK with your puppy and who wouldn't. Sometimes the dogs will be OK for a while and then something just sets them off.
We have never had a single incident in a small dog area. Even if we did, keeping a Chihuahua away from your puppy is not as scary as a German Shepard. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the breed, but I wouldn't try to mess with one.
A lot of people bring large breed puppies to small dog are as well, so your little one will have a chance to play with them too.
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Yes, when Kipper was at her puppy playgroups, she was a bit iffy about the bigger dogs so I'll try to keep her away from them. I want going to the park to be a fun experience for her.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberlie on
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What i did was get together with a friend and her dog, one that my dog likes to play with and shadow, that had a good recall. We went together a few times. This ways when she call both of them to come, my friends dog was the role model coming when called and adora would natural follow my friends dog. Then after a few trips we tried it on our own and adora does just great. My friends dog also taught her how far was accptable to go before she should pause and lookback and wait for us with out us having to tell her, or wait of our command allowing her to go farther. I also recomand at first finding a nice quite area to start before you let them of leash, start with just one or two dogs around and slowly going to the busy areas if you can.
Sometime the best teacher is another dog.
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Oh wow...thanks for all the tips. Now I have a lot of ideas to go by. I'm going to try to take Kipper to the dog park when there aren't many dogs around and try to work on her recall then. She has some doggy friends so maybe I'll invite them to go to a small park with us and practice on the recall.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin and Buddy! on
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Yeah Buddy got attacked by a big dog, when we took him in the big dog pen. We only took him in there cause there were no dogs in the small dog pen. Buddy has terrible recall when we are at the dog park, but its a work in progress.
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