Handsome "Jack" Morrison wrote:

First, rock-solid recalls (and the immediate and correct response to
commands) are directly related to how much time and effort a dog's
owner is willing to devote to training, including training with
distractions. And how often everything is reinforced.

And second, how effective the training techniques employed are.

What techniques do you use?

It's really not a matter of the dog's age.

To some extent it must be, no? Do you expect a rock solid recall
(with the best of techniques) in a 3 month old dog? What's the
youngest age a dog you've trained has achieved a rock-solid
recall? And at what age did you begin the training?

And the amount of effort only matters if the technique being used is
any good at achieving rock-solid recalls and immediate responses to
commands.

FurPaw


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