On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:24:21 -0500, diddy none wrote:


I think Tuck was about a year old when he first tried to ignore a command
to come. He did it twice, and he got an e-collar session. He has given
100% recall success since. He can be in hot pursuit of a rabbit, squirrel,
or whatever, and spin on a dime and return if called.

I follow the basics of recall rules.
I NEVER call him to come that leads to anything unpleasant. If he isn't
going to like it, i go GET him.

For instance: Go and get your dog if you need to cut his nails, don't call
him to come.

When he's playing and generally having a good time, i sometimes call,
reward, and let him go back to playing, so "come" isn't always associated
with "play's over."
Until he's proofed and reliable, I never ask him to come, if i can't
enforce it. For instance, if he's out in an open field, chasing a rabbit,
and I don't think he's going to come, I would not call him, teaching him
it's ok to ignore my command. It is not.

So if I'm teaching a recall, and i have control, such as a dragging long
line, with e-collar , i would then start proofing, where i had control of
him, before correcting for not coming. Then, he would be proofed, and i
could then start calling him off a rabbit. i would choose LEAVE IT , and
then when he let off the charge, ask him to come.
It allows a moment for the brain to reset.

--
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Why the World Hates America.
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Who's to Blame for High Gas Prices?
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Princess Obama Derangement Syndrome.
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"Global Warming" and the Price of a Gallon of Gas.
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:54:00 -0400, "Handsome \"Jack\" Morrison"
wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:24:21 -0500, diddy none wrote:
[...]

Sorry for the misfire!

I haven't consumed enough coffee yet.

sigh



--
Handsome "Jack" Morrison

An Illustrated Guide to Obama’s Gun-Grabbing.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/an-illu...-gun-grabbing/

It's Not Race, It's Arugula.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Conten...hpooz.asp?pg=1

Canada is getting incredibly weird. Alberta's HRC: breeding the next generation of complainers.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/arti..._Bottom_ Digs

Why the World Hates America.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/why-the...hates-america/

Who's to Blame for High Gas Prices?
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive.../06/020696.php

Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words.
http://volokh.com/posts/1213390585.shtml

Obama and the giant blogosphere conspiracy.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melanieph...nspiracy.thtml

Princess Obama Derangement Syndrome.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melanieph...syndrome.thtml

"Global Warming" and the Price of a Gallon of Gas.
http://www.kusi.com/weather/colemans.../19842304.html

The moral imperative for drilling.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06122008...ing_115065.htm

Obama supports a national fingerprint registry. spit
http://blog.heritage.org/2008/06/09/...rint-registry/

In praise of CO2.
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=569586

Global Temperature Dives in May.
http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com...-dives-in-may/

"FurPaw" wrote in message
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Shelly wrote:
I was only half awake this morning when I fed Harriet. Maybe not even
half. She was waiting waiting waiting waiting not so very patiently for
me to bring her food. I put it in her bowl. She leaned forward, ready,
set, go! Except I gave her the wrong release word, so she got stuck at
"set." She was not amused by it. I got one of her very dirtiest looks
before I figured out what I'd done wrong. Duh!

Sounds like she really understands her commands!

Now here's a question for all. At what age did your dogs develop a
rock-solid (or even pretty solid) recall, or response to other commands,
especially in the face of distraction, and how much effort did you put
into developing that?


The truth is that some dogs come with a desire and maybe an instinct to stay
close - so this is not something that is difficult to train. Other dogs,
come with a desire or an instinct to wander, and in those inidviduals its
much harder to train. Despite that folks told me I'd never be able to get a
rock solid recal on Kavik, he had some anxiety over being apart from us and
so it actually wasnt' that difficult. Because of his breed, it took me a
long time to trust in him, however, he really had a fantastic recall at
about age 2 or 3, when he got his brane.

Toklat still doesnt' have a rock solid recall. I've not worked as hard as I
did with Kavik and its probably mostly my fault (as most things are).
Certainly, his recall is MUCH better than it once was - but I still dont'
believe he has a brane. He's 6 1/2.

Pirate wouldn't leave my sight unless there was a group of little kids
calling him. If I spent a few minutes a day for a couple of months (which I
need to do ASAP) his recall would be rock solid quickly. He's just 1.