PUPPY SCHOOL2

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You're looking to practise recall at least 20 times a day

It's the most important training by miles

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Puppy 2 - still under 18 weeks? Juniors

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CATCH FROM FREE PLAY

Later: turns into a stay exercise. If he's ahead of you, more practical for him to wait for you to catch up to him than call him back to you.

Now (puppyhood): it's frequently more efficient to catch him when he's distracted than to attempt a recall.

RECALL FROM FREE PLAY

We're going to:

Call pups one at a time

Reward/release the whole group

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RECALL FROM FREE PLAY

Find a spot with space to walk back Call him Catch him Don't feed yet

We'll click & release the whole group

“Okay, go play.”

Then we'll do it again

TRAINING IN PLAYWarm up/Drills

Pay attention

Recall

CATCH & RECALL

You go to him

Name for attention

Catch his collar

Keep him still, don't feed yet

Click/treat/release the whole group

“Okay, go play.”

Then we'll do it again

PAY ATTENTION

Alternate, quick/count 3

SIT/STAND

Alternate, quick/count 3

Photos, Gwen Bailey, From “The Perfect Puppy”

DOWN

Alternate:

From sit quick/count 3

From stand quick/count 3

Photos, Gwen Bailey, From “The Perfect Puppy”

WALK BACK

TARGET/CATCH

NICELY HOME

RECALL

BREAK

LEAD WALKING 2