CeeCee
Well-Known Member
Pru will be turning three this year and we have been working hard on an off leash recall in distraction. (Her biggest distractions are people and dogs - she loves them all!) While she has would reliably come back to me in the absence of these two, when she was saw people or dogs, she became so excited that my command to Come did not even register with her.
For the past 8 months we have been all but dedicating ourselves to gaining an off leash recall in ANY distraction. For us, a Come command is come to me and stay at my side until I release you.
In this time she has learned to come to me in ANY distraction! She has come back to me while:
- In a full on chase of a rabbit!
- Meeting a group of horses for the first time EVER on a trail! (They passed us let than 2 feet away.)
- Seeing dogs anywhere from 20 to 5 feet away from us (single and groups of dogs).
- In the process of meeting new dogs (single and groups of dogs).
And this week she just demonstrated that she will come to me on the Come hand signal alone - no verbal command.
To say that I am beyond thrilled is an understatement!! (This was taken right after I called her back from chasing the rabbit.)
For the past 8 months we have been all but dedicating ourselves to gaining an off leash recall in ANY distraction. For us, a Come command is come to me and stay at my side until I release you.
In this time she has learned to come to me in ANY distraction! She has come back to me while:
- In a full on chase of a rabbit!
- Meeting a group of horses for the first time EVER on a trail! (They passed us let than 2 feet away.)
- Seeing dogs anywhere from 20 to 5 feet away from us (single and groups of dogs).
- In the process of meeting new dogs (single and groups of dogs).
And this week she just demonstrated that she will come to me on the Come hand signal alone - no verbal command.
To say that I am beyond thrilled is an understatement!! (This was taken right after I called her back from chasing the rabbit.)