recall training

[stiggy 6]

hi

 

i have a 8 month old lurcher, he a great dog when im out and about he will walk by my side off lead and will come back to me but.... when theres other people / dogs about he a pain in the neck!!!! he wont come to me and lies on the floor as if i gonna beat him.i have never hit him but he is real scared. even to the point of wetting himself.

anyone know how i can sort this?

 

also when retrieving he will bring balls etc back but always drops em about 10 foot short and comes to me?? whats that about????

 

thanks in advance

[harvey 14]

my dog is like that, he wil bring a ball back to my hand but a rabbit skin he just runs round me

[Annmarie09 5]

You don't have to have hit him for him to react like that, have you ever grabbed at his collar or dragged him by it? Have you yelled at him? Even if it doesn't seem particularly rough to you it can seem aggressive to the dog.

[nicklpool 0]

hi

 

i have a 8 month old lurcher, he a great dog when im out and about he will walk by my side off lead and will come back to me but.... when theres other people / dogs about he a pain in the neck!!!! he wont come to me and lies on the floor as if i gonna beat him.i have never hit him but he is real scared. even to the point of wetting himself.

anyone know how i can sort this?

 

also when retrieving he will bring balls etc back but always drops em about 10 foot short and comes to me?? whats that about????

 

thanks in advance

 

My 6 month old was doing the dropping short thing. I was trading the retrieved dummy/ball/whatever for treats, and sorted it by standing just behind a 6-in plank. Bal dropped other side of plank = no treat, ball dropped this side = treat. It made the job clearer and now he puts the ball in my hand.

[waidmann 105]

if the dog is "dropping short" then walk backwards away from him and when he comes close lower yourself to his level(less threatening if not leaning forwards) even get down on your knees and talk to him in your best girlie voice(high pitched and excited).

normally better done out of the way of onlookers

 

you may look a tool but the dogs get what is happening(98% of their communication happens through body language,making your frustration VERY visable to the pup,this is what is pushing him back).

 

when he gets to you all excited(because you are about to wet yourself in his eyes) softly say sit(raised finger if thats what you do) and stroke his head and neck while taking the rabbit in the other hand(good boy and all that stuff the whole time).once you have it firmly then tell him leave/drop/dead or whatever your command should be for release. take it away and put it out of sight(in the jacket/bag etc) and make a real fuss again.

mine love the fuss and forget the bunny (as long as they can't see it ).

its all just a game to the pup,the more exciting the better.

all happy teddies and they will do it again and again,the more they enjoy doing it the better and truer the retrieve becomes.

hope that helps

 

waidmann