Why Your Dog Isn’t Coming Back: The Truth About Recall Training
We’ve all been there. You’re out with your dog, you call them back and… nothing. They’ve spotted a squirrel or a new friend and you’re invisible.
If you think dog recall training is just a simple trick where you train them by calling them and giving them a treat, you’re missing the biggest pieces of the training puzzle. If you want a dog that comes back to you every time, you have to look beyond the basic training steps.
Most owners struggle with their dog's recall for three reasons:
they treat it like a standalone trick. It isn’t about stopping the training once you’ve trained the foundation steps.
they forget it involves many beautiful intricate layers of canine behaviour that need training individually and piecing together.
they stop the training after just teaching the dog the basic foundations and steps; forgetting the hundreds of training exercises that can (and should) be done to ensure your dog returns to you no matter what.
A velcro recall involves factors that most people never consider.
Your relationship, your engagement together, their impulse control, their general obedience are just the start of the many, many factors that need working on. Not just the actual recall itself. Indoors and outdoors.
We aren’t just teaching a skill in isolation. We are building a subconscious habit where your dog chooses you over the rest of the world every single time.
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Happy training xx