Recallers

Question 1

Collar grab

Answer 1

For food

Question 2

Doodling

Answer 2

‘Get ready’ & feed push back on chest & step away in various directions, ‘break get ready’ or just work the sit-stay

Question 3

Restrained Recalls

Answer 3

W another person or from a crate.
Move further away, or behind the crate
Reward w tug or w RZ for cookies

Question 4

You control the squirrel

Answer 4

Helper makes themselves or a toy exciting
Release w ‘go see’ & helper returns my dog.
Release w ‘go see’ but recall as soon as they leave & have amazing reward.
Work up to recalling as they’re closer & closer to the ‘squirrel’
Move to real world by engaging the dog & when they’re focussed on you, tell them ‘go see’ but recall quickly for reward.

Question 5

Hide & seek

Answer 5

On a walk

Question 6

Can you do it in a box?

Answer 6

Try to distract dog from behaviours it knows (sit, down, stand) by changing my position or adding movement

Question 7

Spin back in arousal

Answer 7

Engage w tug
Collar restrain & cue ‘get it,’ once it latches kn, spin dog towards you & play.
Sometimes ask for a control behaviour (sit) then ‘get it’ and spin towards you for tug.

Question 8

The Ultimate Recall Combo

Answer 8

Dog on leash, thrown toy, ‘wit wit’ then ‘get it!’
OR 2 toys. Throw one, then throw another in the opposite direction. Retrieve one then release to the other ‘get it’
OR call back en route to toy.
OR release while toy in air & recall before it lands

Question 9

Mouthful of recalls

Answer 9

Send to helper ‘go see’
Helper feeds low value cookies then restrains for recall to me.
Send to helper w ‘go see’ the recall while being fed low value cookies
As above, but helper ‘drops’ cookie and you recall off it.
Move to helper having higher value cookies

Question 10

Drive to hand

Answer 10

Release to reward zone & feed or reward w small toy hidden in your hand.
Or drop a cookie as you take off like cookies in the corner
Hide all but your hand behind something & break to play or feed from the hand