On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:44:51 -0600, FurPaw
wrote:
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?
I'm a traditional trainer (training collar and leash), and I use the
e-collar, too.
In other words, I'm a "dog-abusing thug".
It's really not a matter of the dog's age.
To some extent it must be, no?
A dog as young as a few months can have a reasonably reliable recall.
Do you expect a rock solid recall
(with the best of techniques) in a 3 month old dog?
Rock-solid, no. Strong, yes.
What's the
youngest age a dog you've trained has achieved a rock-solid
recall?
6 months.
And at what age did you begin the training?
Formal training starts at 7 weeks. Informal training starts even
earlier than that.
Most dog owners make it much more difficult than it has to be. They do
silly things like chase after their puppy, they pick him up and take
him inside when he comes, they repeat commands ad nauseam, etc.
It's the most important command that a dog will ever learn, it's
relatively easy to teach, yet few dogs will ever have a rock-solid
recall.
--
Handsome "Jack" Morrison
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