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corgimom · 02-05-2007, 08:57 AM

I have been practicing the recall with Cody for over 6 months now and he is so good at dropping what he is doing outside and running full speed to me when I yell "here". I reward him with a few treats and lots of praise. We practice his recall daily. He will chase his ball to one side of the back yard and I will be at the other and yell "here" and he always comes to me.

However, two weeks ago, we were out in back and the neighbor next door was out in front and Cody heard him and took off running to go and greet him(this guy is not a big dog fan) - I yelled " Cody here" twice and it fell on deaf ears - he could have cared less. I went over to the guys yard and apologized and picked up Cody and brought him back home - unfortunately, this proved that Cody is not reliable with his recall and I am not sure what I can do about it. It just showed me that somethings are just too tempting for him. He knows the sit/stay, but he was already at full speed to go to the neighbors house - any suggestions? He is just about 15 months now -

02-05-2007, 08:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
corgimom Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,199	I have been practicing the recall with Cody for over 6 months now and he is so good at dropping what he is doing outside and running full speed to me when I yell "here". I reward him with a few treats and lots of praise. We practice his recall daily. He will chase his ball to one side of the back yard and I will be at the other and yell "here" and he always comes to me. However, two weeks ago, we were out in back and the neighbor next door was out in front and Cody heard him and took off running to go and greet him(this guy is not a big dog fan) - I yelled " Cody here" twice and it fell on deaf ears - he could have cared less. I went over to the guys yard and apologized and picked up Cody and brought him back home - unfortunately, this proved that Cody is not reliable with his recall and I am not sure what I can do about it. It just showed me that somethings are just too tempting for him. He knows the sit/stay, but he was already at full speed to go to the neighbors house - any suggestions? He is just about 15 months now - Last edited by corgimom; 02-05-2007 at 09:03 AM.