Help...he Won't Come When I Call Him

[Kirislin]

That's what I'm training Tilba with. I came across a great site that gave implicit instructions on whistle training a recall. You start off in a quiet room in the house. Blow the whistle, treat. Do this for 5 minutes several times a day. Then go to different rooms, then slowly add in distractions. Then go outside into the back yard, front yard, footpath, park etc. Whistle treat for every place you practice. Your dog will come in without even thinking about it.

I just started it at the park, Puck learnt almost immediately, all the others expect Penny were very easy, but Penny has always been an independent girl and I had to work on her a bit more, but it was always at the park. I didn't need intensive work at home, although I think that's probably the better way to do it in hindsight.